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About Shallot and Christmas Cactus

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Asia
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8Not Available
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
10.20 cm71.10 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
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, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Acicular
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
Medium
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
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
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
7.2 Common Name
Scallion, Shallot
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Shallot
क्रिसमस कैक्टस
7.2.2 In German
Schalotte
Weihnachtskaktus
7.2.3 In French
échalote
Cactus de Noël
7.2.4 In Spanish
chalote
Cactus de Navidad
7.2.5 In Greek
είδος κρεμμυδιού
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Sallot
Cacto de Natal
7.2.7 In Polish
Sallot
Christmas Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Sallot
Nativitatis Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Allium
Schlumbergera
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species
750NA
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Properties of Shallot and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Christmas Cactus. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Shallot and Christmas Cactus

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

Shallot and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Shallot and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

  • Shallot flower color: White

  • Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

  • Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple

  • Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Shallot and Christmas Cactus

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