Sea Lettuce

Christmas Cactus

About Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus

Sea Lettuce

Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Succulent

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

California

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

1.4 Types

Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, shores

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 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

Yellow, Red

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cone shaped to oblong

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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

Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Root rot

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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

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

Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

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

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DUDLEYA caespitosa

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sea Lettuce

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Meersalat

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

La laitue de mer

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

lechuga de mar

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

θάλασσα Μαρούλι

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

alface mar

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Sea sałata

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Lactuca mare

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Dudleya

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus

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

Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sea Lettuce height is 15.20 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Sea Lettuce flower color: Yellow and Red
Sea Lettuce leaf color: Gray Green, Yellow green and Gray
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sea Lettuce and Christmas Cactus

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