Night Blooming Cereus

Sunflower

About Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower

Night Blooming Cereus

Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

North America

1.4 Types

not available

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 59 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Weeping

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

2.46 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Brown, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark 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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Dry, Light, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, 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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Dry, Light, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Pulmonary afflictions

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Helianths Annuus

7.2 Common Name

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

Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

Sūrajamukhī

7.2.2 In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Night Blooming Cereus

Tournesol

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

Girasol

7.2.5 In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

ηλιοτρόπιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

Girassol

7.2.7 In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

słonecznik

7.2.8 In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Helianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Peniocereus

Heilanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Helianthodeae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower

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

Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower Physical Information

Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm. The color specification of Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower are as follows:

Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus and Sunflower

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