Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Mexico, Texas
Types
Kniphofia uvaria
Astrophytum asterias
Number of Varieties
703
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp Places, Marshy ground
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-913-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
12-10
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22,23,24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.80 cm4.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Pale Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
Needs very little water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Moisture
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Snails
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
-
Botanical Name
KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
Astrophytum asterias
Common Name
Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
In Hindi
Tritoma
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
In German
Tritoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
In French
Tritoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Spanish
tritoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Greek
tritoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Portuguese
Tritoma
Cacto do dólar de areia
In Polish
Tritoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Latin
Trytoma
Sand Dollar Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Kniphofia
Astrophytum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cacteae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
726
1
27800
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