Chives

Christmas Cactus

About Chives and Christmas Cactus

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

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

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

1.4 Types

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

203.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light 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

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

Medium

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 Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

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

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

Eye irritation, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

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

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chives and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Chives and Christmas Cactus. Chives doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Chives does not have fragrant flowers. Chives has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash and Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash. 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 Chives and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chives and Christmas Cactus

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

Chives and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Chives and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Chives and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chives and Christmas Cactus

Care of Chives and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning. In summer 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.