Asparagus

Night Blooming Cereus

About Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus

Asparagus

Night Blooming Cereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

garden asparagus , Sprenger's asparagus fern, White asparagus

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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212

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Well Drained

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Gold

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green, Orange Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Full Sun, Humidity, Shallow soil

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, 8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Crown rot, Foliage miners, Fusarium wilt, Leaf rust, Mites, Red blotch, Thripes

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shallow soil

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

Not Available

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

Not Available

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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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 !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Fishes

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Mouth itching, Phytodermatitis, Rhinoconjunctivitis

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Makes Hair Silkier, Promotes healthy skin

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Anemia, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain, Vitamin B, Vitamin E

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Shoots, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Employed in herbal medicine, Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for making wood alcohol

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ASPARAGUS officinalis 'Jersey Knight'

Peniocereus greggii

7.2 Common Name

Asparagus, Jersey Knight Asparagus

Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night

7.2.1 In Hindi

शतावर

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.2 In German

Gemüsespargel

Nachtblühende Cereus

7.2.3 In French

Asperge

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Asparagus

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

σπαράγγι

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Asparagus

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Szparag lekarski

Noc Blooming Cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Asparagus

Maria Maria Cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Asparagus

Peniocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Asparagoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus

Wondering what are the properties of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus? We provide you with everything About Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus. Asparagus doesn't have thorns and Night Blooming Cereus doesn't have thorns. Also Asparagus does not have fragrant flowers. Asparagus has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Mouth itching, Phytodermatitis and Rhinoconjunctivitis and Night Blooming Cereus has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Mouth itching, Phytodermatitis and Rhinoconjunctivitis. 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 Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus

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

Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Asparagus height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

Asparagus flower color: White and Gold
Asparagus leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus

Care of Asparagus and Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Asparagus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage and Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Asparagus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Night Blooming Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.