General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Nocturnal
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Night Blooming Cereus
  • Mandacaru da Praia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cereus fernambucensis
  • Synonym: Cereus neotetragonus

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Location: Paraty-Mirim, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-20
Growing in the wild on the beach of a small island
Location: Mirim-Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-21
Growing in the wild on the beach of a small island

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