Pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

About Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus

Pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Brazil

1.4 Types

Virginia

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.13 Habitat

Wet lands

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.14 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10Not Available

0 99

2.1 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-10

2.3 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

2.4 Habit

Spreading

Arching/Fountain-shaped

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

3.3 Plant Color

3.3.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon

3.3.4 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

3.3.6 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink

3.4.2 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

3.5.1 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

3.5.2 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

3.5.3 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

4.2 Shape

4.2.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Toothed

4.4 Thorns

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5 Season

5.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Winter

5.2 Growing Conditions

5.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

5.2.3 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

5.2.5 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

5.2.7 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

5.2.8 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

6.2.1 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

6.3.1 Repeat Bloomer

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6.6 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

7 Care

7.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

7.4 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Stem Planting, Transplanting

7.6 Plant Maintenance

Medium

7.8 Watering Plants

7.8.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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

8.1.1 In Summer

Lots of watering

8.1.3 In Spring

Moderate

8.1.4 In Winter

Average Water

8.3 Soil

8.3.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

8.3.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

8.3.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

8.4 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

8.6 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

8.7 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

8.8 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

8.9 Plant Tolerance

Drought

9 Facts

9.1 Flowers

Showy

9.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

9.2 Fruits

9.2.1 Showy Fruit

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9.3.1 Edible Fruit

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9.5 Fragrance

9.5.1 Fragrant Flower

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9.6.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

9.8.1 Fragrant Leaf

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9.9.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9.11 Showy Foliage

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9.13 Showy Bark

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10.2 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

10.3 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

10.4 Evergreen

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10.5 Invasive

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10.7 Self-Sowing

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10.9 Attracts

Not Available

10.10 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, sneezing

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

11.2.1 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

11.2.2 Edible Uses

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11.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Not Available

12.3.1 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

12.3.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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

12.4 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.5 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.6 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

SCHLUMBERGERA truncata

14.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

14.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

14.3.1 In German

Wassernabel

False Christmas Cactus

14.4.1 In French

pennywort

Cactus de Noël

14.5.1 In Spanish

Centella

cactus de navidad

14.5.2 In Greek

pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

14.6.1 In Portuguese

conchelo

flor de maio

14.7.1 In Polish

wąkrota

Szlumbergera ucięta

14.7.2 In Latin

pennywort

False Christmas Cactus

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.3 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

15.6 Class

Magnoliopsida

15.7 Order

Apiales

Caryophyllales

15.8 Family

Apiaceae

Cactaceae

15.9 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Schlumbergera

15.10 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

15.11 Tribe

Not Available

Rhipsalideae

15.12 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

15.13 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus

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

Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas False Christmas Cactus height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
False Christmas Cactus flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink and Salmon
False Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus

Care of Pennywort and False Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pennywort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and False Christmas Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pennywort 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.