Peruvian Apple Cactus
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 8 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 12 inches |
An erect, thorny columnar cactus with cylindrical gray-green to blue stems; large, cream colored nocturnal flowers open for only one night; edible, violet-red to yellow fruits appear in spring; an outstanding vertical accent for bright indoor areas
Additional Information
| Colour | cream |
|---|---|
| Effect | Close-up |
| Eye Colour | Butter |
| Form | Daisy |
| Hold | On |
| Marking Colour | Pink |
| Markings | Bracts |
| Period | from early to late winter |
| Value | Medium |
| Evergreen Deciduous | Evergreen |
|---|---|
| Detail | Spiny |
| Shape | Narrow |
| Tricolour | Silver blue |
| Summer Colour | sea green |
| Colour | gray |
|---|---|
| Texture | spiny |
| Value | High |
| Stem Colour | Sea green |
| Component | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Flesh Colour | White |
| Harvest Period | From early to late spring |
| Shape | Round |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Crunchy |
| Use | Preserves, Raw |
| Ornamental Integration | Landscape |
| Colour | red |
|---|---|
| Marking Colour | Dark purple |
| Markings | Blush |
| Type | Pome |
| Ornamental Period | from late winter to late spring |
| Ornamental Value | Medium |
| Hardiness Zone | 8b |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun to partial shade |
| Moisture | dry |
| Soil Type | sandy |
| Plant Form | cylindrical |
| Plant Origin | import |
| Wildlife Attraction | birds |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Articulation, Container, Screening |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | slow |
| Branching | multi-stemmed |
| Canopy | closed |
| Family | Cactus |
| Genus | Cereus |
| Other Species Names | Column Cactus, Hedge Cactus, Cereus repandus |
| Species | peruvianus |
| Lifespan | 80 |
| Pruning | never prune |
| Texture | medium coarse |
