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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Fruit

Origin

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Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Not avaialable

Number of Varieties

151
0 40000
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Habitat

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Purplish Green
Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green, Light Yellow, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

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Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

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Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

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Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

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Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

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Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Black rot, Leaf spot, Scab

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Showy

Flower Petal Number

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Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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Birds

Allergy

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Mouth itching, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

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Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
MALUS domestica 'Cortland'

Common Name

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Apple, Cortland Apple, Red Eating Apple

In Hindi

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
cortland apple

In German

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cortland Apfel

In French

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cortland (pomme)

In Spanish

Dasyacanthus echinocereus
manzana Cortland

In Greek

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cortland μήλο

In Portuguese

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cortland da maçã

In Polish

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cortland (jabłoń)

In Latin

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
cortland apple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Rosales

Family

Cactaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Echinocereus
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Pachycereeae
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Subfamily

Cactoideae
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Number of Species

3050
1 27800
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Difference Between Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple

If you are confused whether Rainbow Cactus or Cortland Apple are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Rainbow Cactus are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cortland Apple fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Rainbow Cactus is whereas of Cortland Apple is Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems and Tooth ache. Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: while Cortland Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Rainbow Cactus vs Cortland Apple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Rainbow Cactus vs Cortland Apple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Rainbow Cactus are whereas of Cortland Apple have Mouth itching and Throat itching respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits and Cortland Apple has showy fruits. Also Rainbow Cactus is not flowering and Cortland Apple is not flowering . You can compare Rainbow Cactus and Cortland Apple facts and facts of other plants too.