1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.3 Type
Perennial
Cactus or Succulent
1.5 Origin
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North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.7 Types
Abbottswood Potentilla
Day Dawn Potentilla
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Snowbird Potentilla
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1.8.1 Number of Varieties
5.11 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
5.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
5.13 AHS Heat Zone
5.14 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
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5.15 Habit
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Clump-Forming
6 Information
6.1 Plant Size
6.1.1 Minimum Height
6.1.2 Minimum Width
6.2 Plant Color
6.2.1 Flower Color
6.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
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6.2.3 Fruit Color
6.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Dark Green
6.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Dark Green
6.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Dark Green
6.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
6.3 Shape
6.3.1 Leaf Shape
6.4 Thorns
7 Season
7.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
7.2 Growing Conditions
7.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
7.2.2 Growth Rate
7.2.3 Type of Soil
7.2.4 The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
7.2.5 Soil Drainage
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Well drained
7.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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7.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
7.3 Tolerances
8 Care
8.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
8.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
8.3 Plant Maintenance
8.4 Watering Plants
8.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
8.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
8.4.3 In Spring
8.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
8.5 Soil
8.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
8.5.2 Soil Type
8.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
8.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
8.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
8.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8.9 Pests and Diseases
8.10 Plant Tolerance
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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9.2 Fruits
9.2.1 Showy Fruit
9.2.2 Edible Fruit
9.3 Fragrance
9.3.1 Fragrant Flower
9.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
9.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.4 Showy Foliage
9.5 Showy Bark
9.6 Foliage Texture
9.7 Foliage Sheen
9.8 Evergreen
9.9 Invasive
9.10 Self-Sowing
9.11 Attracts
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9.12 Allergy
Not Available
Eye irritation, sneezing
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
10.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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10.1.3 Edible Uses
10.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.2 Plant Benefits
10.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers
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10.2.2 Part of Plant Used
10.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
10.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
10.5 Garden Design
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Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
11 Scientific Name
11.1 Botanical Name
POTENTILLA cinerea
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
11.2 Common Name
Abbotswood Potentilla
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
11.2.1 In Hindi
Potentilla Abbotswood
क्रिसमस कैक्टस
11.2.2 In German
Abbotswood potentilla
Weihnachtskaktus
11.2.3 In French
Abbotswood potentille
Cactus de Noël
11.2.4 In Spanish
Abbotswood Potentilla
Cactus de Navidad
11.2.5 In Greek
Abbotswood Potentilla
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
11.2.6 In Portuguese
Abbotswood Potentilla
Cacto de Natal
11.2.7 In Polish
Abbotswood Potentilla
Christmas Cactus
11.2.8 In Latin
Abbotswood Potentilla
Nativitatis Cactus
12 Classification
12.1 Kingdom
12.2 Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
12.3 Class
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Magnoliopsida
12.4 Order
12.5 Family
12.6 Genus
12.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
12.8 Tribe
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12.9 Subfamily
12.10 Number of Species