Oriental Poppy

Night Blooming Cereus

About Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus

Oriental Poppy

Night Blooming Cereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Western Asia

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Semi-Double

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Not Available

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER orientale

Peniocereus greggii

7.2 Common Name

Oriental Poppy

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

ओरिएंटल पोस्ता

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.2 In German

Türkischer Mohn

Nachtblühende Cereus

7.2.3 In French

Poppy Oriental

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

amapola oriental

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Oriental παπαρούνας

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Poppy Oriental

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Oriental Poppy

Noc Blooming Cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Oriental Poppy

Maria Maria Cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Peniocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

10018

1 27800

Properties of Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus

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

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Season and Care of Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus

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

Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Oriental Poppy height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

Oriental Poppy flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon and Black
Oriental Poppy leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Oriental Poppy and Night Blooming Cereus

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