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Schlumbergera and Crabapple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Cactus  

Origin
-  
-  

Types
No Available  
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus  

Number of Varieties
55  
99+
6  

Habitat
All sorts of environments  
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
13-15  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
12-10  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
-  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
610.00 cm  
99+
15.00 cm  

Minimum Width
550.00 cm  
38
20.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Purple  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Small elliptic  
Cylindrical  

Thorns
No  
-  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
-  

Growth Rate
Medium  
-  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
-  

Bloom Time
Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
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
Clay, Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
-  

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  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
-  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
-  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
No  
-  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
-  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
-  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
-  
Birds  

Allergy
Rash  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden  
Beautification, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Soothing and relieving pain  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Flowers  

Other Uses
Used to make juice  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Malus Barbara Ann  
Schlumbergera truncata  

Common Name
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple  
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus  

In Hindi
Crabapple  
Schlumbergera  

In German
Crabapple  
Schlumbergera  

In French
Crabapple  
Schlumbergera  

In Spanish
manzano silvestre  
Schlumbergera  

In Greek
Crabapple  
Schlumbergera  

In Portuguese
Crabapple  
Schlumbergera  

In Polish
jabłoń  
Schlumbergera  

In Latin
Crabapple  
Gymnocalycium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Rosales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Rosaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Malus  
Schlumbergera  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Maleae  
Rhipsalideae  

Subfamily
Amygdaloideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
55  
99+
6  
99+

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Difference Between Crabapple and Schlumbergera

If you are confused whether Crabapple or Schlumbergera are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Crabapple and Schlumbergera Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Crabapple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Schlumbergera fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Crabapple and Schlumbergera if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Crabapple and Schlumbergera

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Crabapple and Schlumbergera. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Crabapple and Schlumbergera as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Crabapple is whereas of Schlumbergera is Soothing and relieving pain. Crabapple has beauty benefits as follows: while Schlumbergera has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Crabapple vs Schlumbergera

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Crabapple vs Schlumbergera and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Crabapple are Rash whereas of Schlumbergera have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Crabapple has showy fruits and Schlumbergera has no showy fruits. Also Crabapple is not flowering and Schlumbergera is not flowering . You can compare Crabapple and Schlumbergera facts and facts of other plants too.

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