Moonlight cactus

Beardlip Penstemon

About Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon

Moonlight cactus

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not avilable

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Not Available

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Nut

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Selenicereus pteranthus

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

moonlight cactus

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Selenicereus

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Selenicereus

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Selenicereus

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Selenicereus

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Selenicereus

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Selenicereus

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

moonlight cactus

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Selenicereus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon. Moonlight cactus has thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Moonlight cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Moonlight cactus has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Itchiness. 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 Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon

Season and care of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Moonlight cactus season is Not Available and Beardlip Penstemon season is Not Available. The type of soil for Moonlight cactus is Sand and for Beardlip Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Moonlight cactus is Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available and for Beardlip Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Moonlight cactus height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Moonlight cactus flower color: Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White and Yellow
Moonlight cactus leaf color: Not Available
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Moonlight cactus and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Moonlight cactus pruning is done Not Available and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Moonlight cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.