Pink Muhly Grass

Christmas Cactus

About Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus

Pink Muhly Grass

Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Caribbean

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

1.4 Types

Evergreen

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Pastures

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 3

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

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, Brown

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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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Not Available

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

Medium

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MUHLENBERGIA capillaris 'Regal Mist'

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Pink Muhly Grass, Texas Muhly Grass

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

pink muhly grass

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

pink muhly grass

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

pink muhly grass

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

pink muhly grass

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

pink muhly grass

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pink muhly grass

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

pink muhly grass

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

pink muhly grass

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Muhlenbergia

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus. Pink Muhly Grass doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Pink Muhly Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Pink Muhly Grass 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 Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus

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

Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Pink Muhly Grass height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Pink Muhly Grass flower color: Pink
Pink Muhly Grass leaf color: Green
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus

Care of Pink Muhly Grass and Christmas Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pink Muhly Grass 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 Pink Muhly Grass 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.