Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Cactus or Succulent, Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Mexico
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Epiphyllum hybrids
Number of Varieties
18200
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
11-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 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
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Red, Orange, Magenta, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
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
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
DISOCACTUS ackermannii
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Orchid Cactus
In Hindi
Lungwort
आर्किड कैक्टस
In German
Lungenkraut
Orchid cactus
In French
pulmonaire
Cactus Orchid
In Spanish
Lungwort
cactus orquídea
In Greek
Lungwort
ορχιδέα κάκτος
In Portuguese
pulmonária
Orchid cactus
In Polish
płucnik
Orchid kaktus
In Latin
Lungwort
Orchid cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Embryophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Caryophyllales
Family
Boraginaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Disocactus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Boragineae
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Boraginoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1820
1
27800
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