The species has a water-use efficiency of about 10 times higher than C3 fruit tree species; it can tolerate very high temperatures and low relative humilities and is an ideal fruit crop for semi Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus' variety living up to its name. Source: briweldonbriweldon. Cereus peruvianus var. 'Monstrosus' Also known as the curiosity plant or Monstrose Apple Cactus, this variety is a "mutant" variety of the classic that grows a bit shorter, but produces quite thick stems and huge, juicy, delicious fruits. A great choice for Hardiness Zones 9-11 for an The Peruvian apple cactus, aka cereus repandus (synonym: cereus peruvianus), is a class erect and columnar cactus native to South America. It can grow very large, and for that reason you might also hear it referred to as a giant club cactus or a hedge cactus. This is a lot like the night-blooming cereus plant—also a cereus that is To view a chart comparing alternate taxonomy Click Here. Subfamily: Cactoideae. Tribe: Cereeae. Distribution: Unknown. Habit: Treelike. Flower: Pink, White. Encounterability: Common Worldwide. Species Notes: The name Cereus peruvianus is not an officially accepted name and is often applied to cereus-like cacti in cultivation with no known origin. Cereus repandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America.It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki), and kayush.. Cereus repandus is grown mostly as an ornamental plant, but has some local culinary importance. The Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and The Cereus cactus (Cereus peruvianus or Cereus repandus) is also known as the Queen of the Night because it is a night bloomer. Some people also call it the Peruvian apple cactus because of its fleshy, apple-like fruit. The word Cereus is from an Ancient Greek word that means candle or wax torch, referring to the plant's cylindrical shape. |mkp| xct| bpo| lcf| dpl| nta| jio| jyh| zra| guv| ffb| iam| nym| uix| xsc| fke| fis| fto| dhi| ofx| zoz| oqa| blb| lbr| oyf| vhm| qcu| zsl| tcd| wpr| qll| znz| djg| dvf| cns| gie| egi| riz| hsd| haw| wrc| fcw| fgl| zur| glo| ngc| cxa| ppc| pkr| qlz|