A tall, pale green cactus reaches towards the blue sky. It’s very ripe pink fruits are bursting open, the inside of the fruit is white with black dots.

Peruvian Apple cactus

Some people call these Pitaya, dragon fruit, or even prickly pear…

What do you call them?

*Cereus repandus is the scientific name. Common names vary by region. 🌵🩷

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A tall, pale green cactus is set against a bright blue sky with grassy mountains in the distance. There are three plump pink fruits on the right side of the cactus one of the fruits has a small string hanging from it.

Cactus fruit 🩷

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A close-up view of a cactus flower with white petals and a peach and green center.

Cereus repandus
Venezuelan apple cactus

#Cereus #Cereusrepandus #cactus #cactusflower #flower #garden #gardening #california

Cereus repandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki[2]), and

#Cereusrepandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki[2]), and

Pachycereus pringlei (also known as Mexican giant cardon or elephant cactus) is a species of large cactus native to northwestern Mexico, in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora. It is commonly known as cardón, a name derived from the Spanish word cardo,

#Cereusrepandus (syn. Cereus peruvianus), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi (in Papiamento and Wayuunaiki[2]), and