Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Cactus or Succulent, Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Mexico
Types
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Epiphyllum hybrids
Number of Varieties
40200
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
11-1
Sunset Zone
-
H1, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm6.78 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Red, Orange, Magenta, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
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
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
DISOCACTUS ackermannii
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Orchid Cactus
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
आर्किड कैक्टस
In German
henbit deadnettle
Orchid cactus
In French
henbit deadnettle
Cactus Orchid
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
cactus orquídea
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
ορχιδέα κάκτος
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Orchid cactus
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Orchid kaktus
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Orchid cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lamiaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Lamium
Disocactus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
2620
1
27800
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