General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Bristly, spiny, ovoid, red
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Over 12"
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Allow cut end to dry and callous over for several days; plant in a well draining potting medium.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Pitaya-do-Cerrado
  • Pitaya-Tiu
  • Jaramacaru
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Selenicereus setaceus
  • Synonym: Hylocereus setaceus

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Location: Western Australia
Date: 30th December 2017
Am 99% certain this is S. setaceus
Location: Western Australia
Date: 30th December 2017
Am 99% certain this is S. setaceus, note the photo shown appears

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