Shaving Brush

Christmas Cactus

About Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus

Shaving Brush

Christmas Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Coastal Mountains, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Lavender, Violet

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Brown

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lyrate-pinnatilobed

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Self-fertile

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

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

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Shoots

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a vegetable

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

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EMILIA sonchifolia

SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi

7.2 Common Name

Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush

Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shaving Brush

क्रिसमस कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Rasierpinsel

Weihnachtskaktus

7.2.3 In French

Blaireau

Cactus de Noël

7.2.4 In Spanish

Brocha de afeitar

Cactus de Navidad

7.2.5 In Greek

Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος

Χριστούγεννα Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pincel de barba

Cacto de Natal

7.2.7 In Polish

Pędzel do golenia

Christmas Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Tondenti Peniculus

Nativitatis Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Emilia

Schlumbergera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus? We provide you with everything About Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus. Shaving Brush doesn't have thorns and Christmas Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Shaving Brush does not have fragrant flowers. Shaving Brush has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Christmas Cactus has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus

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

Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus Physical Information

Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Shaving Brush height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Christmas Cactus height is 45.70 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus are as follows:

Shaving Brush flower color: Pink, Lavender and Violet
Shaving Brush leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Christmas Cactus flower color: Purple
Christmas Cactus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Shaving Brush and Christmas Cactus

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