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Japanese Maple and Rainbow Cactus


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

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

Origin
-  
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  

Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose  
Acer palmatum  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
700  
17

Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions  
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-7  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-2  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
7.60 cm  
99+
150.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
5.10 cm  
99+
90.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green  
Red, Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Red, Green, Bronze  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Red, Crimson, Orange Red  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Succulent  
Palmate  

Thorns
-  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
-  
Slow  

Type of Soil
-  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
-  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs very little water  
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
-  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Average  

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, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
No  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification  
Bonsai, Borders  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Sap  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes  
Used as preservative  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'  

Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus  
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple  

In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Japanese Maple  

In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
japanischer Ahorn  

In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
érable du Japon  

In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus  
arce japonés  

In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Japanese Maple  

In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
bordo japonês  

In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Klon japoński  

In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Acer palmatum  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Sapindales  

Family
Cactaceae  
Aceraceae  

Genus
Echinocereus  
Acer  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Pachycereeae  
-  

Subfamily
Cactoideae  
-  

Number of Species
30  
128  
99+

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Difference Between Rainbow Cactus and Japanese Maple

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