Christmas Cactus

Tea Plant

About Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant

Christmas Cactus

Tea Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Not Available

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. assamica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 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 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, 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

Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Eye irritation, sneezing

Not Available

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

CAMELLIA sinensis

7.2 Common Name

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

Tea, Tea Camellia

7.2.1 In Hindi

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

चाय के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Weihnachtskaktus

Teepflanze

7.2.3 In French

Cactus de Noël

usine de thé

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cactus de Navidad

planta del té

7.2.5 In Greek

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

φυτό του τσαγιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cacto de Natal

planta do chá

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Cactus

Herbata roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Nativitatis Cactus

Tea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Theaceae

8.6 Genus

Schlumbergera

Camellia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant

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

Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant Physical Information

Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Tea Plant height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant are as follows:

Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tea Plant flower color: White and Yellow
Tea Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant

Care of Christmas Cactus and Tea Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning and Tea Plant pruning is done Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tea Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.