Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
-
Types
Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus
-
Number of Varieties
660
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-3
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
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 flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
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
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Schlumbergera
Ranunculus
In German
Schlumbergera
Ranunkel
In French
Schlumbergera
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Schlumbergera
ranúnculo
In Greek
Schlumbergera
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Schlumbergera
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Cactaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Schlumbergera
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
6600
1
27800
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