Peruvian apple seeds cactus

A medium-sized, dark-red fruit with white flesh. It is similar in appearance to the dragon fruit, but without the prominent spines. The flesh has a mild sweet flavor. 10 SEEDS PER PACK. ALL GROWING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED.  

Espostoa is a genus of columnar cacti, comprising 16 species known from the Andes of southern Ecuador and Peru. It is usually found at an altitude of between 800m and m. Its fruit is edible, sweet, and juicy. The genus is named after Nicolas E. Esposto, a renowned botanist from Lima. These candle-like cacti are covered with thorns and white hair. Only the older specimens can divide. In adulthood, a cephalium sometimes appears, similar to the Mexican genus Cephalocereus. They were discovered by Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland in the early nineteenth century.           They are appreciated for their decorative qualities due to their white fleece. They can be propagated by seed. For full development they must be planted in the ground. Like all cacti, Espostoa requires a sunny location and well-drained soil. But in summer, it appreciates fertilizer and wetter conditions. Espostoa ritteri commonly known as Peruvian Old Man Cactus bears numerous spines forming a wool-like appearance. It is a dark-green columnar cactus having ribs and white roundish areoles. The spines are numerous forming a wool-like appearance. It normally has a dendriform to bushy shape, somewhat branched like a candelabra and usually covered in dense silky white hair, like cobwebs. The whiteish flowers that open at night are about 5cm long and appear on the cephalium.

  The Peruvian Torch is a favourite amongst Cacti collectors. Tolerant of a wide variety of conditions it can handle more water than most cacti making it a rather easy to grow specimen than most cacti. It can be grown either outdoors ot potted. It produces large white flowers. Please familiarise yourself with the shipping info below Shipping Rates are as listed below Approximate processing and transit times are listed below PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA  

Echinopsis which is placed in the Cactaceae family, is a large genus of 128 species of cacti which grow naturally in the South American countries of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay. They grow in sandy or gravel soils on hillsides and in rocky crevices. They range in size from large tree like species, to small species such as Echinopsis chamaecereus, the peanut cactus. They have large, showy flowers which seldom last longer than a day; however they are such prolific bloomers that they can be covered with flowers for days on end. Echinopsis is distinguished from other genera by the length of the flower tube, the form and size of their stems, and from where the flowers occur on the stem.           Some common names include hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus and Easter lily cactus. Due to the large number or species, and large number of variations, it has made classification of species in this genus very difficult. This has resulted in a large number of synonyms for Echinopsis, most of which used to be considered separate genera, but are now included in the genus Echinopsis. All these synonyms are still widely used by collectors and enthusiasts and there is much debate and controversy as to the correct classification. The name comes from the Greek word echinos meaning 'spiny', 'hedgehog' or 'sea urchin', and opsis meaning 'likeness' or looks like. Echinopsis can be grown as pot plants and make interesting features on a sunny veranda. They also make an attractive addition to a rockery or water-wise garden. Echinopsis macrogona, syn. Trichocereus macrogonus or Cereus macrogonus is a species of cactus native to Bolivia. It is closely related to Echinopsis pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi), the San Pedro cactus, and Echinopsis peruviana (syn. Trichocereus peruvianus) the Peruvian Torch cactus. This specie has ethnobotanical uses and also contains the psychoactive alkaloid mescaline. It has a shrubby growth habit, and the stems are characterized by its bluish-green skin, with a diameter of up to 9 cm, and height of between 2 to 3 m. There are between 6 to 9 prominent ribs with grey coloured areoles where 1 to 3 central spines up to 5 cm in length and yellow to brown in colour, are surrounded by 6 to 9 shorter radial spines up to 2 cm in length. The large, white flowers are borne at the top of the stems and can be up to 18 cm in diameter.

Echinopsis which is placed in the Cactaceae family, is a large genus of 128 species of cacti which grow naturally in the South American countries of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay. They grow in sandy or gravel soils on hillsides and in rocky crevices. They range in size from large tree like species, to small species such as Echinopsis chamaecereus, the peanut cactus. They have large, showy flowers which seldom last longer than a day; however they are such prolific bloomers that they can be covered with flowers for days on end. Echinopsis is distinguished from other genera by the length of the flower tube, the form and size of their stems, and from where the flowers occur on the stem.           Some common names include hedgehog cactus, sea-urchin cactus and Easter lily cactus. Due to the large number or species, and large number of vart has made classification of species in this genus very difficult. This has resulted in a large number of synonyms for Echinopsis, most of which used to be considered separate genera, but are now included in the genus Echinopsis. All these synonyms are still widely used by collectors and enthusiasts and there is much debate and controversy as to the correct classification. The name comes from the Greek word echinos meaning 'spiny', 'hedgehog' or 'sea urchin', and opsis meaning 'likeness' or looks like. Echinopsis can be grown as pot plants and make interesting features on a sunny veranda. They also make an attractive addition to a rockery or water-wise garden. Echinopsis macrogona, syn. Trichocereus macrogonus or Cereus macrogonus is a species of cactus native to Bolivia. It is closely related to Echinopsis pachanoi (syn. Trichocereus pachanoi), the San Pedro cactus, and Echinopsis peruviana (syn. Trichocereus peruvianus) the Peruvian Torch cactus. This specie has ethnobotanical uses and also contains the psychoactive alkaloid mescaline. It has a shrubby growth habit, and the stems are characterized by its bluish-green skin, with a diameter of up to 9 cm, and height of between 2 to 3 m. There are between 6 to 9 prominent ribs with grey coloured areoles where 1 to 3 central spines up to 5 cm in length and yellow to brown in colour, are surrounded by 6 to 9 shorter radial spines up to 2 cm in length. The large, white flowers are borne at the top of the stems and can be up to 18 cm in diameter.

The Weberbauerocereus genus, which is placed in the Cactaceae family, is named in honor of August Weberbauer - a researcher in the Peruvian Andes. Like many of the large columnar or tree -like cacti, the genus Weberbauerocereus is seldom cultivated and has seen little attention from researchers. As a result the future use of the name may be changed. Weberbauerocereus is a genus of ceroid cactus, considered to be intermediate between the genera Echinopsis and Cleistocactus. Native to Peru and northern Chile, the plants have fairly large, columnar stems that are either shrubby or may contain a distinct trunk.           Stems have numerous shallow ribs that are somewhat tuberculate with prominent woolly areoles. Spines are numerous and stout. Flowers are funnel-shaped and white or reddish. Floral tubes with scales and hairs. Weberbauerocereus johnsonii is a beautiful cactus. Few cacti have such persistently brilliant yellow spines, especially magnificent when backlit, as does this columnar beauty discovered in 1951 by famous nurseryman Harry Johnson on his second South American expedition. The plant eventually grows to tree-size proportions but even solitary stems, 7-9 cm in diameter, are worth cultivating for the colorful spines which can be either long or short. These cacti are perfect for rockeries, where they will give your garden structural height or as potted plants on a sunny patio. Either way you are assured of many years of joy.