Gumbo Limbo

Queen of the Night

About Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night

Gumbo Limbo

Queen of the Night

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest

Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Twisted/Contorted

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Crimson, Copper

Orange, Pink, White, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds

Birds, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

✔ ✘

51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache

Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BURSERA simaruba

Selenicereus grandiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bursera simaruba

रात की रानी

7.2.2 In German

Bursera simaruba

Königin der Nacht

7.2.3 In French

Bursera simaruba

Reine de la nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bursera simaruba

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Bursera simaruba

Βασίλισσα της νύχτας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bursera simaruba

Rainha da noite

7.2.7 In Polish

Bursera simaruba

Królowa nocy

7.2.8 In Latin

Bursera simaruba

Domina noctis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Burseraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Bursera

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night

Wondering what are the properties of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night? We provide you with everything About Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night. Gumbo Limbo doesn't have thorns and Queen of the Night doesn't have thorns. Also Gumbo Limbo does not have fragrant flowers. Gumbo Limbo has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Queen of the Night has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching 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 Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Gumbo Limbo and European Hornbeam

Gumbo Limbo and Hornbeam

Gumbo Limbo and Ylang-Ylang

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night

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

Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night Physical Information

Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night physical information is very important for comparison. Gumbo Limbo height is 460.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Queen of the Night height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night are as follows:

Gumbo Limbo flower color: Ivory
Gumbo Limbo leaf color: Not Available
Queen of the Night flower color: White and Light Green
Queen of the Night leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night

Care of Gumbo Limbo and Queen of the Night include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gumbo Limbo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Queen of the Night pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gumbo Limbo 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.