Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

About Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus

Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

America

Brazil

1.4 Types

Lobelia aberdarica, Lobelia leschenaultiana, Lobelia canbyi

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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415

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Open areas, River side, Woods

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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0.54 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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0.38 cm

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30.50 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

Blue, Red, Violet, White

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cushion

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Stem spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds

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5.12 Allergy

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

Eye irritation, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lobelia laxiflora

SCHLUMBERGERA truncata

7.2 Common Name

Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Lobelie

False Christmas Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Lobelia

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lobelia

cactus de navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

λοβηλία

False Christmas Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lobélia

flor de maio

7.2.7 In Polish

Lobelia

Szlumbergera ucięta

7.2.8 In Latin

Lobelia

False Christmas Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Campanulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Lobelia

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Rhipsalideae

8.9 Subfamily

Lobelioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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415

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Properties of Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus. Lobelia doesn't have thorns and False Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Lobelia does not have fragrant flowers. Lobelia has allergic reactions like coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting and weakness and False Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting and weakness. 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 Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus

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

Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus Physical Information

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

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

Care of Lobelia and False Christmas Cactus

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