Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Grass
Origin
-
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
65
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Foxtail Barley
In German
Schlumbergera
Mähnengerste
In French
Schlumbergera
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Schlumbergera
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Schlumbergera
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Schlumbergera
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
630
1
27800
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