False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

About False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Brazil

America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lobelia aberdarica, Lobelia leschenaultiana, Lobelia canbyi

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 89 (Overall)▶

415

Rank: 18 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

Open areas, River side, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

0.54 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Cyclamen

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

0.38 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon

Blue, Red, Violet, White

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Cushion

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid fall, Mid Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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35% Summer 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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Alkaline

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Stem spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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22% Summer 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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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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18% Summer 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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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, sneezing

coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting, weakness

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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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer 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 Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SCHLUMBERGERA truncata

Lobelia laxiflora

7.2 Common Name

False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

7.2.1 In Hindi

False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

7.2.2 In German

False Christmas Cactus

Lobelie

7.2.3 In French

Cactus de Noël

Lobelia

7.2.4 In Spanish

cactus de navidad

Lobelia

7.2.5 In Greek

False Christmas Cactus

λοβηλία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

flor de maio

Lobélia

7.2.7 In Polish

Szlumbergera ucięta

Lobelia

7.2.8 In Latin

False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Campanulaceae

8.6 Genus

Schlumbergera

Lobelia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Lobelioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia

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

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Season and Care of False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia

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

False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia Physical Information

False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia physical information is very important for comparison. False Christmas Cactus height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Lobelia height is 0.54 cm and width 0.38 cm. The color specification of False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia are as follows:

False Christmas Cactus flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink and Salmon
False Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green
Lobelia flower color: Blue, Red, Violet and White
Lobelia leaf color: Dark Green

Care of False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia

Care of False Christmas Cactus and Lobelia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Christmas Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lobelia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer False Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lobelia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.