1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1.2.9 Minimum Width
1.3 Plant Color
1.3.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Light Yellow, Ivory
1.3.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
1.3.3 Fruit Color
1.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.3.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.3.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.4 Shape
1.4.1 Leaf Shape
1.5 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Root Division
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
Butterflies
4.12 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for woodware
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
BERZELIA lanuginosa
6.2 Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
Buttonbush
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species