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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Cactus  
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub  

Origin
-  
-  

Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus  
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose  

Number of Varieties
6  
15  
99+

Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests  
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15  
-9999  

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
-  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.00 cm  
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
20.00 cm  
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple  
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
Purple, Purplish Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Cylindrical  
Succulent  

Thorns
-  
-  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
-  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
-  

Type of Soil
-  
-  

The pH of Soil
-  
-  

Soil Drainage
-  
-  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
-  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

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

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water  
Needs very little water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
-  

Soil Type
-  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
-  

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  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
-  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
-  

Showy Foliage
-  
-  

Showy Bark
-  
-  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
-  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
-  

Self-Sowing
-  
-  

Attracts
Birds  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Beautification  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
-  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
Decoration Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus  
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus  

In Hindi
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In German
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In French
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Spanish
Schlumbergera  
Dasyacanthus echinocereus  

In Greek
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Portuguese
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Polish
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Latin
Gymnocalycium  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Cactaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Schlumbergera  
Echinocereus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Rhipsalideae  
Pachycereeae  

Subfamily
Cactoideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
6  
99+
30  

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Difference Between Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus

If you are confused whether Schlumbergera or Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Schlumbergera are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Rainbow Cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus is . Schlumbergera has beauty benefits as follows: while Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Schlumbergera vs Rainbow Cactus

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 Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Schlumbergera has no showy fruits and Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits. Also Schlumbergera is not flowering and Rainbow Cactus is not flowering . You can compare Schlumbergera and Rainbow Cactus facts and facts of other plants too.

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