1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Cactus
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Texas
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1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
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1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
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2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
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2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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Cylindrical
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
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3.2.2 Growth Rate
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3.2.3 Type of Soil
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3.2.4 The pH of Soil
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3.2.5 Soil Drainage
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
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4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
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4.5.2 Soil Type
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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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4.6 Sun Exposure
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4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
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Soothing and relieving pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
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7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
Schlumbergera truncata
7.2 Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
Schlumbergera
7.2.2 In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera
7.2.3 In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera
7.2.4 In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera
7.2.5 In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
Schlumbergera
7.2.7 In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Schlumbergera
7.2.8 In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
Gymnocalycium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Astrophytum
Schlumbergera
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species