Lily

Night Blooming Cereus

About Lily and Night Blooming Cereus

Lily

Night Blooming Cereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

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 Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Lily Beetle

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

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

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LILIUM

Peniocereus greggii

7.2 Common Name

Lily

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

लिली

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.2 In German

Lilie

Nachtblühende Cereus

7.2.3 In French

Lis

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lirio

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Κρίνος

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lírio

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Lilia

Noc Blooming Cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

lilium

Maria Maria Cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Lilium

Peniocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Lilieae

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Lilioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

10918

1 27800

Properties of Lily and Night Blooming Cereus

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

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Season and Care of Lily and Night Blooming Cereus

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

Lily and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Lily and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Lily height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Lily and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

Lily flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy and Bronze
Lily 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 Lily and Night Blooming Cereus

Care of Lily and Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lily pruning is done Prune in early spring, Prune in fall and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lily 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.