Buddha's Hand

Queen of the Night

About Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night

Buddha's Hand

Queen of the Night

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Orange, Pink, White, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

Selenicereus grandiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

रात की रानी

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Königin der Nacht

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Reine de la nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Βασίλισσα της νύχτας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Rainha da noite

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Królowa nocy

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Domina noctis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA19

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night

Wondering what are the properties of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night? We provide you with everything About Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night. Buddha's Hand has thorns and Queen of the Night doesn't have thorns. Also Buddha's Hand does not have fragrant flowers. Buddha's Hand has allergic reactions like Asthma and Queen of the Night has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night

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

Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Queen of the Night height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Queen of the Night flower color: White and Light Green
Queen of the Night leaf color: Not Available

Care of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night

Care of Buddha's Hand and Queen of the Night include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Queen of the Night pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Queen of the Night needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.