Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Cactus
Origin
Western Europe, Southern Asia
-
Types
-
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
506
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999913-15
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
5-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
25.40 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, Pink, Rose
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rosette
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Woodland margins
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Pods
Flowers
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
-
Botanical Name
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Himalayan blue poppy
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In German
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In French
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In Greek
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Meconopsis grandis
Schlumbergera
In Latin
Grandis Meconopsis
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
Family
Papaveraceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Meconopsis
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Papavereae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
506
1
27800
👆🏻