Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | November 2004 | neutral
This cactus has a lot of names. It's also called the strawberry cactus. Stems of this species often remain wrinkled. Flower is magenta...Read More to pink in varying shades. Fruit is round and approx. 1" in diameter.
This plant can form clumps with 30 to 200 heads and stems up to over 6 feet long. The fruit has a strwberry flavor.
The subspecies...Read More 'enneacanthus' has stems that are 2 to 6 inches thick; Long & divergent central spines & curved radial spines up to 1.6 inches long. This subspecies is the most common of the two.
The 'brevispinus' subspecies has stems that are less than 2 inches thick; Erect and straight central spines & radial spines that are less than 0.6 inches long.
Other valid synonyms include Echinocereus sarissophorus & Cereus merkeri.
Another common name is 'Purple Pitaya'.
This cactus has a lot of names. It's also called the strawberry cactus. Stems of this species often remain wrinkled. Flower is magenta...Read More
This plant can form clumps with 30 to 200 heads and stems up to over 6 feet long. The fruit has a strwberry flavor.
The subspecies...Read More