1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Hoodia albispina, Hoodia flava, Hoodia bainii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
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
Red, Pink, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Not Available
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Average Water
4.4.4 In Winter
Once a week
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Flies, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Dry Mouth
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Weightloss
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Hoodia gordonii
7.2 Common Name
ǁhoba, Ghaap
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hoodia
7.2.2 In German
Hoodia
7.2.3 In French
Hoodia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hoodia
7.2.5 In Greek
Hoodia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hoodia
7.2.7 In Polish
Hoodia
7.2.8 In Latin
Hoodia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Gentianales
8.5 Family
Apocynaceae
8.6 Genus
Hoodia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Stapeliae
8.9 Subfamily
Asclepiadoideae
8.10 Number of Species