1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Cactus, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, limestone outcrops, Scrubs, Woods
Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
H2, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
670.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Purple, Dark Red
Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Bronze
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Orange, Burgundy, Orange Red
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Narrowly obovate
Not Available
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Stem Rot, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Birds, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antitussive, Depurative, Haemostatic, Pectoral
Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Traditional medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Cottage garden, Flower borders
Container, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Aster amellus
Selenicereus grandiflorus
7.2 Common Name
Aster
Queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
αστήρ
Βασίλισσα της νύχτας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species