Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Texas
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Types
Astrophytum asterias
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
35
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.50 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
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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
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Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Keep ground moist
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
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Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Dry root rot, Pest Free
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
meadow saffron
In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Cactaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Astrophytum
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Cacteae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
690
1
27800
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