Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Grass
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
China
Types
Cereus repandus
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
501500
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Indigestion, Oedema, Wounds
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
CEREUS hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Peruvian Apple Cactus
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
Peruvian Apple cactus
Bānsa
In German
Peruanische Apple-Kaktus
Bambus
In French
Péruvienne d'Apple Cactus
Bambou
In Spanish
Peruana de Apple Cactus
Bambú
In Greek
Του Περού μήλο κάκτος
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Cactus a Apple peruana
bambu
In Polish
Peruwiański Jabłko Cactus
Bambus
In Latin
Apple Peruviani Cactus
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllidae
Poales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cereus
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Cereeae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
691
1
27800
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