Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
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Japan
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-4
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm610.00 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
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Plant grows in water
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
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
-
Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
mbrella Palm
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
309
1
27800
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