1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
Rocky areas, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.9 AHS Heat Zone
1.10 Sunset Zone
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12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.11 Habit
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Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
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Non Fruiting Plant
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
4.3.2 Soil Drainage
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Well drained
4.3.4 Bloom Time
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Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
4.3.5 Repeat Bloomer
4.4 Tolerances
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5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
5.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Stem Cutting
5.4 Plant Maintenance
5.6 Watering Plants
5.6.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
Needs very little water
6.0.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
6.2.2 In Spring
6.2.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
6.3 Soil
6.3.1 Soil pH
6.3.3 Soil Type
6.3.4 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
6.4 Sun Exposure
6.5 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
6.6 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
6.8 Pests and Diseases
7.2 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
8.2.1 Flower Petal Number
8.4 Fruits
8.4.1 Showy Fruit
8.4.4 Edible Fruit
8.6 Fragrance
8.6.1 Fragrant Flower
8.10.0 Fragrant Fruit
9.1.1 Fragrant Leaf
9.2.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.3 Showy Foliage
9.5 Showy Bark
9.6 Foliage Texture
9.7 Foliage Sheen
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9.8 Evergreen
9.10 Invasive
9.12 Self-Sowing
9.15 Attracts
9.17 Allergy
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10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Mixed Border
10.2.1 Beauty Benefits
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10.2.2 Edible Uses
10.4.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
10.6 Plant Benefits
10.6.1 Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
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11.1.2 Part of Plant Used
11.1.4 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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11.2 Used As Indoor Plant
11.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.6 Garden Design
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Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
ECHINOCACTUS grusonii
12.3 Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
golden barrel cactus
golden ball
mother-in-law's cushion
12.3.1 In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Golden ball
13.1.1 In German
Schlumbergera
goldene Kugel
13.2.1 In French
13.2.3 In Spanish
Schlumbergera
bola de oro
13.2.5 In Greek
Schlumbergera
χρυσή μπάλα
13.2.7 In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
bola de ouro
13.2.9 In Polish
Schlumbergera
Złota piłka
13.2.11 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
15.4 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.6 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
15.8 Family
15.10 Genus
Schlumbergera
Echinocactus
15.12 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
15.14 Tribe
15.16 Subfamily
15.19 Number of Species