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Cereus repandus
Also called Candelabra Cactus, Peruvian Apple Cactus, Sweetpotato Cactus, Giant Club Cactus, Hedge Cactus
Cereus repandus is a large, erect, columnar cactus from South America, usually grown as a tall, tree-like ornamental and hedge plant. The key to growing it is strong sun, very sparing watering, and well-drained soil.
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), and kayush.
Cereus repandus is grown mostly as an ornamental plant, but has some local culinary importance. The Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and Venezuela also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in wattle and daub construction.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cereus repandus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
