1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Western United States, Mexico
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.2 Number of Varieties
2.11 Habitat
Desert
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
2.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.13 AHS Heat Zone
2.14 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Not Available
2.15 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm71.10 cm
0.1
6350
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Purple
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.3 Fruit Color
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
5.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
5.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
5.5.2 Soil Type
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
5.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
5.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
5.10 Plant Tolerance
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.4 Showy Foliage
6.5 Showy Bark
6.6 Foliage Texture
6.7 Foliage Sheen
6.8 Evergreen
6.9 Invasive
6.10 Self-Sowing
6.11 Attracts
6.12 Allergy
Digestive Problems
Eye irritation, sneezing
7 Benefits
7.1 Uses
7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
7.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
7.1.3 Edible Uses
7.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
7.2 Plant Benefits
7.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Not Available
7.2.2 Part of Plant Used
7.2.3 Other Uses
Jam, Not Available
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
7.3 Used As Indoor Plant
7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
7.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
8 Scientific Name
8.1 Botanical Name
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
8.2 Common Name
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
8.2.1 In Hindi
8.2.2 In German
Cardenche
Weihnachtskaktus
8.2.3 In French
Cactus rustique
Cactus de Noël
8.2.4 In Spanish
Cardenche
Cactus de Navidad
8.2.5 In Greek
Cardenche
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
8.2.6 In Portuguese
8.2.7 In Polish
Cardenche
Christmas Cactus
8.2.8 In Latin
Cardenche
Nativitatis Cactus
9 Classification
9.1 Kingdom
9.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
9.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
9.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
9.5 Family
9.6 Genus
Not Available
Schlumbergera
9.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
9.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
9.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Cactoideae
9.10 Number of Species