Queen of the Night

Mandacaru

About Queen of the Night and Mandacaru

Queen of the Night

Mandacaru

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates

Rocky areas, rocky outcrops, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange, Pink, White, Yellow

Red, Violet

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

Not Available

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Cuttings, Seedlings, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage

Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Regular watering required

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Stem Rot, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite, Scale

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Spider Mites

Birds, Fruit Bats, Moths, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Showy

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Landscape, Rock Garden, Showy Tree, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Selenicereus grandiflorus

CEREUS jamacaru

7.2 Common Name

Queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus

mandacaru, cardeiro, Night-blooming Cactus, Pleated Cereus

7.2.1 In Hindi

रात की रानी

mandacaru

7.2.2 In German

Königin der Nacht

Cereus jamacaru

7.2.3 In French

Reine de la nuit

Cereus jamacaru

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Cereus jamacaru

7.2.5 In Greek

Βασίλισσα της νύχτας

Mandacaru

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rainha da noite

Mandacaru

7.2.7 In Polish

Królowa nocy

Mandacaru

7.2.8 In Latin

Domina noctis

Mandacaru

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Selenicereus

Cereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Careeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru

Wondering what are the properties of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru? We provide you with everything About Queen of the Night and Mandacaru. Queen of the Night has thorns and Mandacaru doesn't have thorns. Also Queen of the Night does not have fragrant flowers. Queen of the Night has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and hallucinations and Mandacaru has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and hallucinations. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru

Season and care of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru is important to know. While considering everything about Queen of the Night and Mandacaru Care, growing season is an essential factor. Queen of the Night season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Mandacaru season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Queen of the Night is Loam, Sand and for Mandacaru is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Queen of the Night is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Mandacaru is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Queen of the Night and Mandacaru Physical Information

Queen of the Night and Mandacaru physical information is very important for comparison. Queen of the Night height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Mandacaru height is 760.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru are as follows:

Queen of the Night flower color: White and Light Green
Queen of the Night leaf color: Not Available
Mandacaru flower color: White
Mandacaru leaf color: Not Available

Care of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru

Care of Queen of the Night and Mandacaru include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Queen of the Night pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mandacaru pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Queen of the Night needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mandacaru needs Regular watering required and in winter, it needs Average Water.