Christmas Cactus

Sunflower

About Christmas Cactus and Sunflower

Christmas Cactus

Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

North America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 59 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

3-10

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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71.10 cm

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2.46 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

Purple

Brown, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Dry, Light, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Light, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, sneezing

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Pulmonary afflictions

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

Helianths Annuus

7.2 Common Name

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

Sūrajamukhī

7.2.2 In German

Weihnachtskaktus

Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Cactus de Noël

Tournesol

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cactus de Navidad

Girasol

7.2.5 In Greek

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

ηλιοτρόπιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cacto de Natal

Girassol

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Cactus

słonecznik

7.2.8 In Latin

Nativitatis Cactus

Helianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Schlumbergera

Heilanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Helianthodeae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Cactus and Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Cactus and Sunflower

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

Christmas Cactus and Sunflower Physical Information

Christmas Cactus and Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm. The color specification of Christmas Cactus and Sunflower are as follows:

Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Christmas Cactus and Sunflower

Care of Christmas Cactus and Sunflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning and Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning. In summer Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.