About Night Blooming Cereus

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Types

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus

Number of Varieties

Rank: 87 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

Habit

Weeping

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long and slender with very sharp edges

Thorns

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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Cactus Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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20% - Cactus Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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37% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Leaf

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

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47% - Cactus Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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7% - Cactus Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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3% - Cactus Garden Plants

Invasive

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1% - Cactus Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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12% - Cactus Garden Plants

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hangover

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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54% - Cactus Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Peniocereus greggii

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Night Blooming Cereus

In German

Nachtblühende Cereus

In French

Night Blooming Cereus

In Spanish

Reina de la noche

In Greek

Night Blooming Cereus

In Portuguese

Night Blooming Cereus

In Polish

Noc Blooming Cereus

In Latin

Maria Maria Cereus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Peniocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Night Blooming Cereus

Want to know the properties of Night Blooming Cereus? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Night Blooming Cereus is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Night Blooming Cereus Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Diabetes and Hangover

Part of plant used: Flowers, Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Night Blooming Cereus. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Night Blooming Cereus physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long and slender with very sharp edges. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Ivory

Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Night Blooming Cereus

Taking Night Blooming Cereus Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Night Blooming Cereus

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Night Blooming Cereus is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Night Blooming Cereus is a very important plant from Cactus. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus. This plant's habitat is Desert and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.