Night Blooming Cereus

Elderberry

About Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry

Night Blooming Cereus

Elderberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Australia, South America

1.4 Types

not available

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA0

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm9.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm8.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Purple, Red

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

Yellow 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

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Early Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

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

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

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, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Sambucus nigra

7.2 Common Name

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

Elderberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Elderberry

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Holunderbeere

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Sureau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Saúco

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Elderberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Sabugueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Bez czarny

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Elderberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Adoxaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Sambucus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1830

1 27800

Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry

Season and care of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry is important to know. While considering everything about Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Night Blooming Cereus season is Summer and Elderberry season is Summer. The type of soil for Night Blooming Cereus is Sand and for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Night Blooming Cereus is Neutral, Alkaline and for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic.

Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Elderberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads. In summer Night Blooming Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.