Home
Garden Plants


Compare Schlumbergera and Bamboo


Bamboo and Schlumbergera


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Cactus  
Grass  

Origin
-  
China, Japan  

Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus  
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  

Number of Varieties
6  
1500  
12

Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests  
Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-10  
-  

Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
-  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.00 cm  
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
20.00 cm  
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
Green, Pink, Red  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Cylindrical  
Long Linear  

Thorns
-  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
-  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
-  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
-  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Wet Site, Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water  
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
-  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Average  

Sun Exposure
-  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
No  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
No  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
Yes  

Invasive
-  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
-  
No  

Attracts
Birds  
-  

Allergy
-  
Cyanide poisoning  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain  
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Leaves, Stem  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Hedges, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata  
BAMBUSA  

Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus  
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  

In Hindi
Schlumbergera  
Bānsa  

In German
Schlumbergera  
Bambus  

In French
Schlumbergera  
Bambou  

In Spanish
Schlumbergera  
Bambú  

In Greek
Schlumbergera  
μπαμπού  

In Portuguese
Schlumbergera  
bambu  

In Polish
Schlumbergera  
Bambus  

In Latin
Gymnocalycium  
Bamboo  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Poales  

Family
Cactaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Schlumbergera  
Acidosasa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
Rhipsalideae  
Bambuseae  

Subfamily
Cactoideae  
Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae  

Number of Species
6  
99+
1400  
19

What is >>
<< All

Difference Between Schlumbergera and Bamboo

If you are confused whether Schlumbergera or Bamboo are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Schlumbergera and Bamboo Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Schlumbergera are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Bamboo fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Schlumbergera and Bamboo if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

<Flowering Plants

Compare Cactus

Importance of Schlumbergera and Bamboo

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Schlumbergera and Bamboo. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Schlumbergera and Bamboo as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Schlumbergera is Soothing and relieving pain whereas of Bamboo is Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems. Schlumbergera has beauty benefits as follows: while Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Schlumbergera vs Bamboo

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Schlumbergera vs Bamboo and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Schlumbergera are whereas of Bamboo have Cyanide poisoning respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Schlumbergera has no showy fruits and Bamboo has no showy fruits. Also Schlumbergera is not flowering and Bamboo is not flowering . You can compare Schlumbergera and Bamboo facts and facts of other plants too.

Cactus

Cactus

» More Cactus

Compare Cactus

» More Compare Cactus