1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus
1.3 Origin
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical Forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
2.4 Thorns
Not Available
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Not Available
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
Not Available
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Not Available
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Soothing and relieving pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Schlumbergera truncata
7.2 Common Name
Schlumbergera, false Christmas cactus, Christmas cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Schlumbergera
7.2.2 In German
Schlumbergera
7.2.3 In French
Schlumbergera
7.2.4 In Spanish
Schlumbergera
7.2.5 In Greek
Schlumbergera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Schlumbergera
7.2.7 In Polish
Schlumbergera
7.2.8 In Latin
Gymnocalycium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Schlumbergera
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Rhipsalideae
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species