Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Texas
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Types
Astrophytum asterias
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
3450
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.50 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
Moist
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires watering in the growing season
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
-
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
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
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Deers
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
-
Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
PANICUM
Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Panicum
In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
panikom
In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
panikom
In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
panikom
In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
panikom
In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
Panicum
In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
Panicum
In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Panicum
In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Poales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Astrophytum
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cacteae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
6450
1
27800
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