1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Western Asia
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm76.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.70 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
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark 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
Aristate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
root cutting
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 the Soil well drained
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-52-17 after germination, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought
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
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Peniocereus greggii
PAPAVER orientale 'Carneum'
7.2 Common Name
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
Oriental Poppy, Pink Oriental Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Night Blooming Cereus
ओरिएंटल पोस्ता
7.2.2 In German
Nachtblühende Cereus
Türkischer Mohn
7.2.3 In French
Night Blooming Cereus
pavot oriental
7.2.4 In Spanish
Reina de la noche
amapola oriental
7.2.5 In Greek
Night Blooming Cereus
oriental poppy
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Night Blooming Cereus
papoila oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Noc Blooming Cereus
orientalne maku
7.2.8 In Latin
Maria Maria Cereus
oriental poppy
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species