General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 25 to 30 feet or more
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Nocturnal
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Espalier
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Allow cuttings to dry and callous for 24 to 48 hours before potting.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Coneflower Moonlight Cactus
  • Pitayita de Culebra
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. grandiflorus
  • Synonym: Selenicereus coniflorus
  • Synonym: Selenicereus urbanianus

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Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25

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