Oatgrass

Christmas Cactus

About Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus

Oatgrass

Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

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

1.4 Types

Blue Oat grass

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.50 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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71.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Brown

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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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

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

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

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass 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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass 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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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

Eye irritation, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass 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

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass 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 Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARRHENATHERUM

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Oatgrass

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

जई घास

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Ährengras

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

Folle avoine

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

oat Grass

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

βρώμη Grass

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia-

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies trawa

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

oat Grass

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Danthonia

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus

Season and care of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oatgrass season is Not Available and Christmas Cactus season is Not Available. The type of soil for Oatgrass is Loam and for Christmas Cactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Oatgrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Christmas Cactus is Acidic, Neutral.

Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus

Care of Oatgrass and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Oatgrass 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 Oatgrass 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.