Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Not avilable
Number of Varieties
10
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
-
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Sun Exposure
-
Pruning
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
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91% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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20% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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3% - Cactus Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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12% - Cactus Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
In Hindi
moonlight cactus
In German
Selenicereus
In French
Selenicereus
In Spanish
Selenicereus
In Greek
Selenicereus
In Portuguese
Selenicereus
In Polish
Selenicereus
In Latin
moonlight cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1
1
27800
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