Night Blooming Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

About Night Blooming Cereus and Queen of all Poisons

Night Blooming Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Not Available

1.4 Types

not available

Aconitum napellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA250

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert

Damp shady woods, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cmNA

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

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

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

Compound

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

reseeds

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

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

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

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

poisonous if ingested, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Aconitum

7.2 Common Name

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

aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

Tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Queen of all Poisons

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

18250

1 27800

Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Queen of all Poisons

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Queen of all Poisons

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Queen of all Poisons Physical Information

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

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Queen of all Poisons flower color: Yellow
Queen of all Poisons leaf color: Not Available

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Queen of all Poisons

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