1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America
1.4 Types
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
1.9 Habit
Weeping
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale, Viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Peniocereus greggii
7.2 Common Name
Night Blooming Cereus, Reina de la noche, Arizona queen of the night
7.2.1 In Hindi
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.2 In German
Nachtblühende Cereus
7.2.3 In French
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Reina de la noche
7.2.5 In Greek
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Night Blooming Cereus
7.2.7 In Polish
Noc Blooming Cereus
7.2.8 In Latin
Maria Maria Cereus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Peniocereus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species