Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial 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 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height:	10 to 30 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen
Fruit:	Edible to birds Dehiscent Other: Ovoid, 2 to 4 inch long red, covered in spines
Fruiting Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant Nocturnal Other: Vanilla-like scent
Flower Color:	White
Bloom Size:	6"-12"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic Houseplant
Edible Parts:	Fruit
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators:	Moths and Butterflies Bats
Containers:	Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Epiphytic

Common names

Queen of the Night

Botanical names

Accepted: Selenicereus grandiflorus
Synonym: Cereus callicanthus
Synonym: Cereus grandiflorus
Synonym: Cereus grandiflorus var. barbadensi

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-06-03
Huge spectacular bloom with vanilla scent.

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-06-07
My Queen of the Night

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-06-07
My Queen of the Night

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-06-01
Blooms

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2024-06-09
Last night’s bloom of my Queen of the Night cacti.

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-05-28
Blooming tonight…worth the wait!

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-06-01
Huge blooms of my Queen of The Night!

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2024-05-31
Just beginning to open, first bloom.

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Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2009-06-17
Selenicereus grandiflorus

Uploaded by GoneTropical

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2024-06-09
Formed a necklace or a heart, Last night’s bloom of my Queen of

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-06-08
Tonight is the big blooming night based on the partially opened b

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Uploaded by kiwoncello

Uploaded by kiwoncello

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-06-08
Here they are almost fully open.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Date: c.1892
illustration from the 1892 catalog, John Lewis Childs, Floral Par

Uploaded by scvirginia

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-05-20
My Queen of The Night bloomed early.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Uploaded by Gina1960

Uploaded by Gina1960

Location: Bronx NY
Date: 2024-09-04
Houseplant about to bloom at work. Too bad no one will see it.

Uploaded by bxncbx

Uploaded by Gina1960

Uploaded by Gina1960

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-05-28
My Queen of the Night’s bloom.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-06-03
Blooms of my night blooming cactus.

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Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-06-15
Selenicereus grandiflorus

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-05-27
Missed last night’s show of blooms. Only a few blooms were left

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Date: 2022-09-06

Uploaded by skopjecollection

Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-05-28
Buds and blooms of Queen of the Night.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Date: c. 1773
illustration [as Cereus grandiflorus] by Georges Ehret from Trew'

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Date: c. 1773
illustration [as Cereus grandiflorus] by Georges Ehret from Trew'

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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: May 21, 2020
Buds of Queen of the Night on my oak tree

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Date: 2022-09-06

Uploaded by skopjecollection

Location: Hortus botanicus - Leiden
Date: 2008-08-31

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-06-15
Selenicereus grandiflorus

Uploaded by GoneTropical

Location: Hortus botanicus - Leiden
Date: 2008-08-31

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Uploaded by Gina1960

Uploaded by Gina1960

Location: Bronx NY
Date: 2024-09-04
Grown as a houseplant at my former workplace.

Uploaded by bxncbx

Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-07-16

Uploaded by TexasPlumeria87

Comments:

Posted by GoneTropical (Orlando, Florida - Zone 9b) on Jan 4, 2012 11:30 AM concerning plant:

This cactus prefers to climb up trees, preferring oak or pine, clinging to the rough bark with its aerial roots.
Blooming time in Florida lasts several weeks in midsummer. The huge, dinner plate sized flowers open around 10 pm and close before sunrise.
In their native habitat bats are the pollinators.

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