Life Span
Annual
Type
Cactus
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Cereus repandus
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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20% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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3% - Cactus Garden Plants
Invasive
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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12% - Cactus Garden Plants
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Indigestion, Oedema, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CEREUS hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus
Common Name
Peruvian Apple Cactus
In Hindi
Peruvian Apple cactus
In German
Peruanische Apple-Kaktus
In French
Péruvienne d'Apple Cactus
In Spanish
Peruana de Apple Cactus
In Greek
Του Περού μήλο κάκτος
In Portuguese
Cactus a Apple peruana
In Polish
Peruwiański Jabłko Cactus
In Latin
Apple Peruviani Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllidae
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Number of Species
6
1
27800
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