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About Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Avaialble
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
About Elderberry
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1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, savannahs
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
Not Available
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
71.10 cm
Rank: 91 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Rhizome division
Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
1.2 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
1.3 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
1.4 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
1.5 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Red blotch
1.6 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
2 Facts
2.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
2.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
2.2 Fruits
2.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.2.3 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.4 Fragrance
2.4.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.4.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.4.4 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
2.4.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Cactus Garden Plants has it !
2.5 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.6 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.8 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
2.9 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
2.11 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.12 Invasive
18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.16 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
2.17 Attracts
Crickets
Not Available
2.19 Allergy
Not Available
Eye irritation, sneezing
3 Benefits
3.1 Uses
3.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
3.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
3.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.2.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
3.3 Plant Benefits
3.3.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Not Available
3.3.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
3.4.1 Other Uses
Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
3.6 Used As Indoor Plant
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Cactus Garden Plants have it !
3.8 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
4 Scientific Name
4.1 Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS Giganteus
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
4.2 Common Name
Giant Silvergrass
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
4.2.1 In Hindi
Giant Silvergrass
क्रिसमस कैक्टस
4.2.2 In German
Riesenschilf
Weihnachtskaktus
4.2.3 In French
géant silvergrass
Cactus de Noël
4.2.4 In Spanish
Giant Silvergrass
Cactus de Navidad
4.2.5 In Greek
Giant Silvergrass
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
4.2.6 In Portuguese
Silvergrass gigante
Cacto de Natal
4.2.7 In Polish
Giant Silvergrass
Christmas Cactus
4.2.8 In Latin
Giant Silvergrass
Nativitatis Cactus
5 Classification
5.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
5.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
5.3 Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
5.4 Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
5.5 Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
5.6 Genus
Miscanthus
Schlumbergera
5.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
5.8 Tribe
Andropogoneae
Not Available
5.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Cactoideae
5.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus

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

Season and Care of Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus

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

Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

  • Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available

  • Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

  • Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple

  • Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Silvergrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Requires little pruning. In summer Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.