Night Blooming Cereus

Beardlip Penstemon

About Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon

Night Blooming Cereus

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

About American ..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

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

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Night Blooming Cereus 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.