Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
136
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-813-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
-
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval Cordate
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Very Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week
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
Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Birds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
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Edible Uses
Sometimes
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Environmental Uses
Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In German
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In French
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In Greek
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Mizuna
Schlumbergera
In Latin
Mizuna
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Caryophyllales
Family
Brassicaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Brassica
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
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Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
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Cactoideae
Number of Species
36
1
27800
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