Chives

Rainbow Cactus

About Chives and Rainbow Cactus

Chives

Rainbow Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

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1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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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

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

7.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Purple, Purplish Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

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3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

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3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3.3 Tolerances

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Needs very little 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

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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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89% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs 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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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

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5.12 Allergy

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

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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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

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

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

Echinocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Chives and Rainbow Cactus. Chives doesn't have thorns and Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chives and Rainbow Cactus

Season and care of Chives and Rainbow Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Chives and Rainbow Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chives season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Rainbow Cactus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chives is Loam, Sand and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Chives is Neutral and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available.

Chives and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Chives and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Chives and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Chives and Rainbow Cactus

Care of Chives and Rainbow Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rainbow Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.