If you love night - blooming cereus , which one ? At least four cacti that efflorescence at dark are referred to as night - blooming cereus . Some gardeners call any cactus that blooms at night by this name .
Whatever the name , if you have any of these plants in your landscape painting , the care is the same .
Types of Night-Blooming Cereus
Night - blooming cereus plants not only spandifferent specie , but they also have scientific names that have conk through numerous iterations . However , they all are members of the Cactaceae family .
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All night - blooming cereus also apportion the common name Queen of the Night , even though these night fuckup span multiple genera and coinage .
All are succulents that produce showy blossom in either white , pinkish or yellow at night . The flower tend to be large , from 6 to 14 inch in diam . They open at crepuscle , usually last only one day , and shrivel before dawn . Here ’s a rundown .
Dragon Fruit (Pitaya)
Valued in Hawaii for its stunning nighttime bloom and subsequent fruit , dragon yield ( Selenicereus undatus , USDA hardiness zones 9 to 11 ) has multiple other common name . You might see it called belle of the nighttime , Cinderella industrial plant , moonflower , Honolulu queen , red pitaya or strawberry pear . In addition , its botanical name used to beHylocereus undatus .
Of all the specie in the genus , dragon fruit is themost popularly cultivated , prized for its piano , mild flesh with tiny fateful seeds . However , it has a spiny exterior , hence its name .
- Specific growing requirements :* * Requires acidulous soil with a pH below 6.0 .
Orchid Cactus
Orchid cactus is a tropic epiphyte , which means it produce not in soil but on the control surface of another plant , where it takes up food and wet from the air , rain or raw dust around it .
Orchid cactus ( orchid cactus oxypetalum , zone 10 to 11 ) also has multiple common names , including lady of the dark , hobo camp cactus and Netherlander ’s pipework cactus , due to its curved vacuum tube .
It can grow quite magniloquent — up to 10 feet — so if you ’re growing it in a container , it will probably need support . Furthermore , its native habitat is a rainforest , so it needs more water system than some cacti .
Arizona Queen of the Night
This works is native to the Arizona , Texas and northern Mexico deserts . It produces multiple lithesome stems and blooms that some liken to vanilla in aroma .
Unlike other cacti , this species ( Peniocereus greggii , zones 9 to 10 ) bloom just once a year , usually in June or July , and then may seem dead the sleep of the year .
- Specific growing requirements :* * need a dryer environs than other dark - blooming cereus .
The speciesSelenicereus grandiflorus , zones 10 to 12 , is the night - bloom cereus variety that has just one common name , Queen of the Night cactus . Botanical synonyms areCereus calycanthusandCereus grandiflorus .
This Nox blooper produce enormous prime , up to 14 inches in diam .
- Specific growing requirement :* * manage a all-embracing range of dirt pH than other Nox - bloom varieties , from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline ( pH 6.1 to 7.8 ) .
Care of Night-Blooming Cereus
These plants all share similar requirements .
