Sugar Apple

Night Blooming Cereus

About Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus

Sugar Apple

Night Blooming Cereus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, South America

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warm and moist climatic conditions

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Sea Green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Olive, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

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

Do Not over Water, Does not require regular watering

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

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune young trees into an open vase shape

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Fruit Bats

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

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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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANNONA squamosa

Peniocereus greggii

7.2 Common Name

Sugar Apple

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

सीताफल

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.2 In German

Zuckerapfel

Nachtblühende Cereus

7.2.3 In French

Sugar Apple

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Manzana de azúcar

Reina de la noche

7.2.5 In Greek

ζάχαρη της Apple

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pinha

Night Blooming Cereus

7.2.7 In Polish

Cukier Jabłko

Noc Blooming Cereus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sugar Apple

Maria Maria Cereus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Magnoliales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Annonaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Annona

Peniocereus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Abreae

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Maloideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus

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

Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus Physical Information

Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Night Blooming Cereus height is 180.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus are as follows:

Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green
Night Blooming Cereus flower color: White and Ivory
Night Blooming Cereus leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus

Care of Sugar Apple and Night Blooming Cereus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape and Night Blooming Cereus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sugar Apple 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.