Peruvian Apple Cactus Monstrosus
Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus'
Peruvian Apple Cactus Monstrosus
Cereus peruvianus 'Monstrosus'
The Peruvian Apple Cactus ‘Monstrosus’ is a unique, sculptural cactus variety known for its irregular, twisting, and knobby growth that creates a dramatic, one-of-a-kind silhouette. Thriving in full sun and extremely well-drained soil, it offers outstanding heat and drought tolerance. With its blue-green ribbed stems, architectural form, and occasional nocturnal white blooms, this monstrose cactus makes an exceptional focal point for desert landscapes, modern gardens, rockeries, and container displays requiring a bold, low-maintenance statement plant.
- Colors
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Growth Habit
- 10-15ft
- Native
- Florida Friendly
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Soil PH
- 6.0-7.0
- Salt Tolerance
- Medium
- Sun Exposure
- Partial Shade
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance
- High