1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not avilable
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Weeping
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm
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0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
Not Available
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Succulent
2.4 Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral, Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Not Available
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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90% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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32% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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21% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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36% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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13% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Not Available, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
7.2 Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
moonlight cactus
7.2.2 In German
Selenicereus
7.2.3 In French
Selenicereus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Selenicereus
7.2.5 In Greek
Selenicereus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Selenicereus
7.2.7 In Polish
Selenicereus
7.2.8 In Latin
moonlight cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Selenicereus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Hylocereeae
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
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27800