Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Cactus
Origin
Brazil
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Types
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
706
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1513-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.32 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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
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Soil Type
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Wildlife
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
IRESINE herbstii
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Bloodleaf Plant
Schlumbergera
In German
Bloodleaf Pflanze
Schlumbergera
In French
Feuillesang Plante
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Planta Sangrienta
Schlumbergera
In Greek
Bloodleaf φυτών
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
Bloodleaf Planta
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Bloodleaf roślin
Schlumbergera
In Latin
Planta Bloodleaf
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Iresine
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Gomphreneae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Gomphrenoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
706
1
27800
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