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Harrisia eriophora
Also called Fragrant Apple Cactus, Fragrant Prickly Apple, Woolly Prickly Apple
Harrisia eriophora is a shrubby, columnar cactus from Cuba that forms dense clumps of spiny green stems and produces large fragrant night flowers and edible yellow to red fruit. It is grown mainly for its flowers and fruit, and needs full sun and very well-drained soil.
Harrisia eriophora is a species of cactus found in Cuba.
Harrisia eriophora is widespread in the United States in the state of Florida and in Cuba.
Cereus serruliflorus · Prickly applecactus · Harrisia adscendens · Giant Red Dragon Apple Cactus · Brook's Dildo · Harrisia caymanensis · Harrisia divaricata · Harrisia earlei · Harrisia fernowii · Caribbean applecactus · Harrisia gracilis · Mooncactus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harrisia eriophora 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.
