Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Cusick's camas, large camas
Not avilable
Number of Varieties
610
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
-
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Asthma
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Fruits, Nut
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
Selenicereus pteranthus
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
moonlight cactus
In German
Hyazinthe
Selenicereus
In French
jacinthe
Selenicereus
In Spanish
jacinto
Selenicereus
In Greek
υάκινθος
Selenicereus
In Portuguese
jacinto
Selenicereus
In Polish
hiacynt
Selenicereus
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
moonlight cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Caryophyllales
Family
Liliaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Selenicereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
31
1
27800
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