Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
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Types
Hordeum jubatum
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
56
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999913-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
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13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full 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
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
-
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Schlumbergera
In German
Mähnengerste
Schlumbergera
In French
Foxtail Barley
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Schlumbergera
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Schlumbergera
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Schlumbergera
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
306
1
27800
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