Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Cactus
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
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Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
16
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-1213-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
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Bloom Time
Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Skin rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
Schlumbergera
In German
Laub- Cattail
Schlumbergera
In French
broadleaf Cattail
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
Schlumbergera
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
Schlumbergera
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Caryophyllales
Family
Typhaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Typha
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
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Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
306
1
27800
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