Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Cactus
Origin
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-
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Number of Varieties
156
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999913-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Cylindrical
Thorns
-
-
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little 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
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
-
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
-
Fragrant Fruit
-
-
Fragrant Leaf
-
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
-
Showy Foliage
-
-
Showy Bark
-
-
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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-
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera truncata
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Schlumbergera
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schlumbergera
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Gymnocalycium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Schlumbergera
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
306
1
27800
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