Peruvian Apple Cactus - Cereus repandus
Latin Name:
Cereus repandus
SKU:
38645
Cereus repandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, thorny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki[2]), and kayush. Cereus repandus is grown mostly as an ornamental plant, but has some local culinary importance.With an often tree-like appearance, its cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach 10 metres (33 feet) in height and 1020 cm in diameter as a self-supporting plant The large, cream-colored, nocturnal flowers remain open for only one night and are of vital importance to pollinating bats. The fruits,...