Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent, Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Epiphyllum hybrids
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
2003
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical rainforest
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Weeping
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6.78 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange, Magenta, Orange Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
DISOCACTUS ackermannii
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Orchid Cactus
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
आर्किड कैक्टस
Silver bells
In German
Orchid cactus
Silver bells
In French
Cactus Orchid
Silver bells
In Spanish
cactus orquídea
Silver bells
In Greek
ορχιδέα κάκτος
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Orchid cactus
Silver bells
In Polish
Orchid kaktus
Silver bells
In Latin
Orchid cactus
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ebenales
Family
Cactaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Disocactus
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
204
1
27800
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