Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
Not avilable
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Weeping
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm6.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
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Fruit Color
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
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The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
-
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Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
-
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Tropical
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Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
candelabro
In Hindi
moonlight cactus
candelabro
In German
Selenicereus
candelabro
In French
Selenicereus
candelabro
In Spanish
Selenicereus
candelabro
In Greek
Selenicereus
candelabro
In Portuguese
Selenicereus
candelabro
In Polish
Selenicereus
candelabro
In Latin
moonlight cactus
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
Hylocereeae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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