Cereus

Cleome serrulata

About Cereus and Cleome serrulata

Cereus

Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent, Perennial

Herbs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America, Central America, South America

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

princess of the night, Honolulu queen

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-14

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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, 24

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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250.00 cm

Rank: 76 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, White

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Purple, Salmon, Violet

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Spring

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not let dry out between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Scale

Insects, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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 !

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants 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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, cholesterol-lowering, Fever, Heart problems, Itching, Menstrual Disorders, Rheumatism, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container

Edible, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEREUS

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

7.2 Common Name

Night blooming cereus

Cleome, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

cereus

Cleome serrulata

7.2.2 In German

cereus

Cleome serrulata

7.2.3 In French

cereus

Cleome serrulata

7.2.4 In Spanish

cereus

serrulata cleome

7.2.5 In Greek

cereus

Cleome serrulata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cereus

serrulata Cleome

7.2.7 In Polish

cereus

cleome serrulata

7.2.8 In Latin

cereus

Cleome serrulata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Selenicereus

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cereus and Cleome serrulata

Wondering what are the properties of Cereus and Cleome serrulata? We provide you with everything About Cereus and Cleome serrulata. Cereus has thorns and Cleome serrulata doesn't have thorns. Also Cereus does not have fragrant flowers. Cereus has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Cleome serrulata has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cereus and Cleome serrulata and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cereus and Cleome serrulata

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

Cereus and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Cereus and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Cereus height is 250.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cereus and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

Cereus flower color: Light Pink and White
Cereus leaf color: Light Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Cereus and Cleome serrulata

Care of Cereus and Cleome serrulata include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cereus pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.