Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Cactus
Fruit
Origin
-
-
Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
625
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-156-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, 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
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial 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, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Plumcot
In German
Schlumbergera
Plumcot
In French
Schlumbergera
plumcot
In Spanish
Schlumbergera
plumcot
In Greek
Schlumbergera
Plumcot
In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
plumcot
In Polish
Schlumbergera
Plumcot
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ericales
Family
Cactaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
625
1
27800
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