Blue Flax

Easter cactus

About Blue Flax and Easter cactus

Blue Flax

Easter cactus

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Asia

South America, Brazil

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Cactus

Number of Varieties

430

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-811-12

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-7

12-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

45.72 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Red, Magenta, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Pale Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Succulent

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

Hatiora gaertneri

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Whitsun cactus

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

ईस्टर कैक्टस

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Osterkaktus

In French

Bleu lin Plante

cactus de Pâques

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

cactus de Pascua

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Πάσχα κάκτος

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

cacto Páscoa

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Wielkanocny kaktus

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Pascha Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales

Caryophyllales

Family

Linaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Linum

Hatiora

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

18025

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Blue Flax and Easter cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Flax and Easter cactus? We provide you with everything About Blue Flax and Easter cactus. Blue Flax doesn't have thorns and Easter cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Flax does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Flax has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Easter 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 Blue Flax and Easter cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Blue Flax and Maltese Cross Flower

Blue Flax and Rose Campion

Blue Flax and Ragged Robin

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Blue Flax and Easter cactus

Season and care of Blue Flax and Easter cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Flax and Easter cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Flax season is Summer and Easter cactus season is Summer. The type of soil for Blue Flax is Loam, Sand and for Easter cactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Flax is Neutral, Alkaline and for Easter cactus is Neutral.

Blue Flax and Easter cactus Physical Information

Blue Flax and Easter cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Easter cactus height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Easter cactus are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Easter cactus flower color: Red, Magenta and Crimson
Easter cactus leaf color: Pale Green

Care of Blue Flax and Easter cactus

Care of Blue Flax and Easter cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Easter cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Easter cactus needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.