Night Blooming Cereus

Moonlight cactus

About Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus

Night Blooming Cereus

Moonlight cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

not available

Not avilable

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm30.00 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

Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

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

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Average Water Needs

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Not Available

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits, Nut

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

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

Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Selenicereus pteranthus

7.2 Common Name

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

Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

moonlight cactus

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Selenicereus

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Selenicereus

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Selenicereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

moonlight cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Selenicereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

18NA

1 27800

Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus

Season and care of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Night Blooming Cereus season is Summer and Moonlight cactus season is Summer. The type of soil for Night Blooming Cereus is Sand and for Moonlight cactus is Sand while the PH of soil for Night Blooming Cereus is Neutral, Alkaline and for Moonlight cactus is Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available.

Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Moonlight cactus height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Moonlight cactus flower color: Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White and Yellow
Moonlight cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Moonlight cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Moonlight cactus pruning is done Not Available. In summer Night Blooming Cereus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Moonlight cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.