Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Texas
Mediterranean, Turkey
Types
Astrophytum asterias
Chionodoxa luciliae
Number of Varieties
320
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
meadows, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-153-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.50 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Red blotch
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
CHIONODOXA
Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
Chionodoxa
In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
Chionodoxa
In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
Chionodoxa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Platyhelminthes
Class
Magnoliopsida
Cestoda
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Cactaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Astrophytum
Chionodoxa
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cacteae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
66
1
27800
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