Pansy

Easter cactus

About Pansy and Easter cactus

Pansy

Easter cactus

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Asia, Europe

South America, Brazil

Types

Blue & Purple Rain viola, Bowles' Black pansy, Fizzy Lemonberry pansy, Karma Yellow pansy

Cactus

Number of Varieties

15030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, wastelands

Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-811-12

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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

16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1.50 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

0.75 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Red, White

Red, Magenta, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Pale Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Rich, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Fall, Spring

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Rich, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Crown rot, Downy mildew, Gray mold, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Spot anthracnose

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, epilepsy, Heart problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Viola tricolor var. hortensis

Hatiora gaertneri

Common Name

Pansy

Whitsun cactus

In Hindi

स्रीवत

ईस्टर कैक्टस

In German

Stiefmütterchen

Osterkaktus

In French

Pensée

cactus de Pâques

In Spanish

Pensamiento

cactus de Pascua

In Greek

πανσές

Πάσχα κάκτος

In Portuguese

amor-perfeito

cacto Páscoa

In Polish

Bratek

Wielkanocny kaktus

In Latin

Cinaede fill

Pascha Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Caryophyllales

Family

Violaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Viola

Hatiora

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

30025

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Pansy and Easter cactus

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

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Pansy and Kochia

Pansy and Japanese Honeysuckle

Pansy and Yellow Wallflower

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Pansy and Easter cactus

Season and care of Pansy and Easter cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Pansy and Easter cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Pansy season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter and Easter cactus season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter. The type of soil for Pansy is Rich, Well drained and for Easter cactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Pansy is Acidic and for Easter cactus is Neutral.

Pansy and Easter cactus Physical Information

Pansy and Easter cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Pansy height is 1.50 cm and width 0.75 cm whereas Easter cactus height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Pansy and Easter cactus are as follows:

Pansy flower color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Red and White
Pansy leaf color: Green
Easter cactus flower color: Red, Magenta and Crimson
Easter cactus leaf color: Pale Green

Care of Pansy and Easter cactus

Care of Pansy and Easter cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pansy pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove deadheads and Easter cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pansy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Easter cactus needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.