Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Grass
Origin
-
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
6190
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
-
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
Water once every two or three weeks
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Plume Grass
In German
Schlumbergera
Plume Gras
In French
Schlumbergera
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Schlumbergera
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Schlumbergera
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
Plume grama
In Polish
Schlumbergera
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
6400
1
27800
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