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About Bamboo and Christmas Cactus

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
China, Japan
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1500NA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Warmer regions
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9Not Available
Tea Olive
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
NA71.10 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Pink, Red
Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Cyanide poisoning
Eye irritation, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BAMBUSA
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
7.2 Common Name
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bānsa
क्रिसमस कैक्टस
7.2.2 In German
Bambus
Weihnachtskaktus
7.2.3 In French
Bambou
Cactus de Noël
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bambú
Cactus de Navidad
7.2.5 In Greek
μπαμπού
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
bambu
Cacto de Natal
7.2.7 In Polish
Bambus
Christmas Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Bamboo
Nativitatis Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Acidosasa
Schlumbergera
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Bambuseae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species
1400NA
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Properties of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Christmas Cactus. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus

Season and care of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Christmas Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Christmas Cactus season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Christmas Cactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Christmas Cactus is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Bamboo and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

  • Bamboo flower color: Not Available

  • Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

  • Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple

  • Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus

Care of Bamboo and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.