Chinese Chives

Christmas Cactus

About Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus

Chinese Chives

Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, China

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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25.40 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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71.10 cm

Rank: 91 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flies

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a moth repellent

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM tuberosum

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chives

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chinese Chives

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

Ciboule de Chine

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

Allium tuberosum

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

Chinese Chives

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Allium tuberosum

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Chinese Chives

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chives

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

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Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus. Chinese Chives doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Chives does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Chives has allergic reactions like Not Available and Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus

Season and care of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Chives season is Summer and Fall and Christmas Cactus season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinese Chives is Loam, Sand and for Christmas Cactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinese Chives is Neutral and for Christmas Cactus is Acidic, Neutral.

Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus

Care of Chinese Chives and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chives pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning. In summer Chinese Chives 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.