Christmas Cactus

African Blue Basil

About Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil

Christmas Cactus

African Blue Basil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, sneezing

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

OCIMUM 'African Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

African Blue Basil, Hybrid Basil

7.2.1 In Hindi

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

7.2.2 In German

Weihnachtskaktus

African Blue Basilikum

7.2.3 In French

Cactus de Noël

Bleu basilic africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cactus de Navidad

Albahaca azul africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

Αφρικής Μπλε βασιλικό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cacto de Natal

Africano manjericão azul

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Cactus

Afrykański Niebieski bazylią

7.2.8 In Latin

Nativitatis Cactus

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Schlumbergera

Ocimum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Basal Tricolpates

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil

Wondering what are the properties of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil? We provide you with everything About Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil. Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns and African Blue Basil doesn't have thorns. Also Christmas Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and sneezing and African Blue Basil has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and sneezing. 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 Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil

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

Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil Physical Information

Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas African Blue Basil height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil are as follows:

Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
African Blue Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
African Blue Basil leaf color: Purple

Care of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil

Care of Christmas Cactus and African Blue Basil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning and African Blue Basil pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Blue Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.