Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
Types
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Selenicereus grandiflorus
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
Habit
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm
Rank: 84 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
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
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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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
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Peniocereus greggii
Common Name
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
In Hindi
Night Blooming Cereus
In German
Nachtblühende Cereus
In French
Night Blooming Cereus
In Spanish
Reina de la noche
In Greek
Night Blooming Cereus
In Portuguese
Night Blooming Cereus
In Polish
Noc Blooming Cereus
In Latin
Maria Maria Cereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Peniocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Number of Species
18
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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