Dame's Rocket

Night Blooming Cereus

About Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus

Dame's Rocket

Night Blooming Cereus

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus

Number of Varieties

430

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-10

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Weeping

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Diabetes, Hangover

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

Peniocereus greggii

Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

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

In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

Night Blooming Cereus

In German

Rockets Freifrau

Nachtblühende Cereus

In French

Rocket Dame

Night Blooming Cereus

In Spanish

Rocket Dame

Reina de la noche

In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Night Blooming Cereus

In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Night Blooming Cereus

In Polish

Rocket Dame

Noc Blooming Cereus

In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

Maria Maria Cereus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

Family

Brassicaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Hesperis

Peniocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

5018

1 27800

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus

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

Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus

Care of Dame's Rocket and Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Dame's Rocket 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.