1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Tan, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Irregular
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Irritation to stomach
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Peniocereus greggii
APIUM graveolens
7.2 Common Name
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
Celery
7.2.1 In Hindi
Night Blooming Cereus
अजवायन
7.2.2 In German
Nachtblühende Cereus
Sellerie
7.2.3 In French
Night Blooming Cereus
Céleri
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Night Blooming Cereus
Σέλινο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Night Blooming Cereus
Aipo
7.2.7 In Polish
Noc Blooming Cereus
Seler
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species