Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Texas
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Astrophytum asterias
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Number of Varieties
330
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
Cultivated Beds
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.50 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, 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
use all-purpose fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Bumblebees
Allergy
-
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
Wild Snapdragon
In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Wilde Snapdragon
In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
Snapdragon sauvage
In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Salvaje Snapdragon
In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
άγρια Snapdragon
In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
Selvagem Snapdragon
In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Dziki Snapdragon
In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
Phlox Ferae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Scrophulariales
Family
Cactaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Astrophytum
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
640
1
27800
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