False Christmas Cactus

Sweet Potato

About False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato

False Christmas Cactus

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Brazil

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Cyclamen

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350 (About Privet)

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3.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon

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3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Not Available

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

3.3 Shape

3.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Heart-shaped

3.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

4.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

4.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

4.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

5 Care

5.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

5.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

5.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.4 Watering Plants

5.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

5.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

5.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

5.6 Soil

5.6.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

5.6.3 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

5.6.5 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

5.7 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

5.8 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

5.9 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

5.10 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

5.12 Plant Tolerance

Drought

6 Facts

6.2 Flowers

Showy

6.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

6.3 Fruits

6.3.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.2.3 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.3 Fragrance

7.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

7.3.3 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

8.3.1 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

8.4.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

8.6 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

8.11 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.2 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

9.3 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

9.5 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

9.6 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

9.7 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.9 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

9.10 Allergy

Eye irritation, sneezing

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

10 Benefits

10.1 Uses

10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

10.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

10.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

10.1.5 Environmental Uses

Air purification

10.2 Plant Benefits

10.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

10.2.3 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root, Shoots

10.2.4 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

10.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

10.5 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

10.7 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

11 Scientific Name

11.1 Botanical Name

SCHLUMBERGERA truncata

IPOMOEA batatas

11.3 Common Name

False Christmas Cactus

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

11.4.1 In Hindi

False Christmas Cactus

शकरकंद

11.5.1 In German

False Christmas Cactus

Süßkartoffel

11.5.2 In French

Cactus de Noël

Patate douce

11.5.3 In Spanish

cactus de navidad

Batata

11.5.4 In Greek

False Christmas Cactus

Γλυκοπατάτα

11.6.1 In Portuguese

flor de maio

Batata doce

11.6.2 In Polish

Szlumbergera ucięta

Słodki ziemniak

11.7.1 In Latin

False Christmas Cactus

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

12 Classification

12.1 Kingdom

Plantae

12.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

12.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

12.5 Order

Caryophyllales

Solanales

12.7 Family

Cactaceae

Convolvulaceae

13.2 Genus

Schlumbergera

Ipomoea

13.3 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

13.4 Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Not Available

13.5 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

13.6 Number of Species

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400

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato

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

False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato Physical Information

False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. False Christmas Cactus height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato are as follows:

False Christmas Cactus flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink and Salmon
False Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato

Care of False Christmas Cactus and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Christmas Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer False Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.