Night Blooming Cereus

Ice Plant

About Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant

Night Blooming Cereus

Ice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

South Africa

1.4 Types

not available

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

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Not Available

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Rank: 88 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

15.20 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)▶

25.40 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

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Fall, Winter

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus 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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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus 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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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

7.2 Common Name

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

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Ice Plant

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Eis-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Ice Plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Planta de hielo

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Plant Ice

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Planta de gelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Ice roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Ice plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Dorotheanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Night Blooming Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.