Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus
Origin
Southeastern Asia
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Amorphophallus titanum
Cereus repandus
Number of Varieties
350
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1511-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
Pink, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Umbrella Like
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Tissue culture, Tuber propagation
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, watered when a new leaf first appears
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Tuber Rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, pollinators
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic if not prepared properly
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Fever, Stomach aliments, Swelling
Antioxidants, Indigestion, Oedema, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Tuber
Fruits
Other Uses
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Container, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
AMORPHOPHALLUS titanum
CEREUS hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus
Common Name
Titan Arum
Peruvian Apple Cactus
In Hindi
Titan Arum
Peruvian Apple cactus
In German
Titan Arum
Peruanische Apple-Kaktus
In French
Titan Arum
Péruvienne d'Apple Cactus
In Spanish
Arum Titan
Peruana de Apple Cactus
In Greek
Titan Arum
Του Περού μήλο κάκτος
In Portuguese
Titan Arum
Cactus a Apple peruana
In Polish
Titan Arum
Peruwiański Jabłko Cactus
In Latin
Titan Arum
Apple Peruviani Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Caryophyllidae
Family
Araceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Amorphophallus
Cereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Thomsonieae
Cereeae
Subfamily
Aroideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1706
1
27800
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