1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not avilable
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
1.1.2 Minimum Width
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.2.3 Fruit Color
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Yellow green
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Not Available
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Root Plants
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Not Available
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.9 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.10 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
3.11 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.2 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.3 Edible Fruit
4.4 Fragrance
4.4.1 Fragrant Flower
4.5.1 Fragrant Fruit
4.5.2 Fragrant Leaf
4.5.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.6 Showy Foliage
4.7 Showy Bark
4.8 Foliage Texture
4.9 Foliage Sheen
4.10 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.12 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
4.14 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
Flowers, Root
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Basketary, Used for fragrance
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
IRIS 'Apollo'
6.2 Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris
6.2.1 In Hindi
moonlight cactus
Dutch Iris
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
moonlight cactus
Dutch Iris
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species