Night Blooming Cereus

Pride of Barbados

About Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados

Night Blooming Cereus

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-159-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

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

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

bipinnate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

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

Never Over-water, Requires regular 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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Medicinal oil, 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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

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

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

18NA

1 27800

Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Pride of Barbados

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