Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Not avilable
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Number of Varieties
1025
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert
marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-7
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Weeping
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Itchiness
Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem
In Hindi
moonlight cactus
Chincherinchee
In German
Selenicereus
Kap-Milchstern
In French
Selenicereus
Chincherinchee
In Spanish
Selenicereus
Chincherinchee
In Greek
Selenicereus
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
In Portuguese
Selenicereus
Chinkerinchee
In Polish
Selenicereus
Chincherinchee,
In Latin
moonlight cactus
Chincherinchee
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
Family
Cactaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Ornithogalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
Ornithogaleae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
1180
1
27800
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