1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Not Available
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 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
Non Fruiting Plant
2.0.0 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
1.1.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
1.1.3 Leaf Color in Fall
1.1.4 Leaf Color in Winter
1.2 Shape
1.2.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Round
1.3 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade
Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Aquatic Plant
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
3.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Plant grows in water
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Aquatic Plant
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Aquatic Plant
3.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No need to prune
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the first year
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Root, Stem
5.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Peniocereus greggii
Nymphaea lotus
6.2 Common Name
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily
6.2.1 In Hindi
Night Blooming Cereus
सफेद कमल
6.2.2 In German
Nachtblühende Cereus
Tigerlotus
6.2.3 In French
Night Blooming Cereus
Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré
6.2.4 In Spanish
Reina de la noche
loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio
6.2.5 In Greek
Night Blooming Cereus
λευκό λωτού
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Night Blooming Cereus
nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito
6.2.7 In Polish
Noc Blooming Cereus
białego lotosu
6.2.8 In Latin
Maria Maria Cereus
albus Lotus
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Nymphaeales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms
7.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species