Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Fruit
Origin
-
China
Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Peach
Number of Varieties
65
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
Sandy Soil
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Peach
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
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
Canker, Insects, Mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
PRUNUS persica 'Early Elberta'
Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
Early Elberta Peach, Peach, Yellow Freestone Peach
In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In German
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In French
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In Spanish
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In Greek
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In Polish
Schlumbergera
Early Elberta Peach
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Early Elberta Peach
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Rosales
Family
Cactaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
6430
1
27800
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