1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Texas
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
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, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Not Applicable
2.4 Thorns
Not Available
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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90% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
Not Available
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
7.2 Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
7.2.2 In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.3 In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
7.2.7 In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Astrophytum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cacteae
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species