Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

About Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum

Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

not available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Damp shady woods, Hedgebanks, Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Strap shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings, Seperation

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

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Bulb fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types

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

✔ ✘

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

Bold

Fine

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

Ants, Bees, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Anti-ageing

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

Alzheimer’s Disease

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Root

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Leucojum aestivum

7.2 Common Name

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

Leucojum, summer snowflake

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Leucojum

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Leucojum

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Leucojum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Leucojum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

182

1 27800

Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Leucojum height is 7.60 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Leucojum flower color: White and Light Pink
Leucojum leaf color: Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Leucojum

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