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Harrisia fragrans
Also called Caribbean Apple Cactus, Fragrant Prickly Apple, Simpson's Apple Cactus, Simpson's Prickly Apple, Fragrant Prickly Apple Cactus, Fragrant Woolly Cactus, Queen Of The Night
Harrisia fragrans is a rare, federally endangered columnar cactus native to coastal hammocks in Florida, known for huge, sweet-scented night-blooming white to pinkish flowers. It is grown in cultivation as a cactus for its flowers, and it needs well-drained soil, bright light and little water.
Harrisia fragrans is a rare species of cactus known by the common name fragrant prickly apple. It is endemic to Florida, where it is known only from St. Lucie County. The plant's habitat has been almost completely consumed by development, leading to its rarity. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
The plant's favored natural habitat is mostly coastal hammocks with some shade, as the cactus can become desiccated in full sun at elevations of 0-10 meters.
Cereus serruliflorus · Prickly applecactus · Harrisia adscendens · Giant Red Dragon Apple Cactus · Brook's Dildo · Harrisia caymanensis · Harrisia divaricata · Harrisia earlei · Fragrant applecactus · Harrisia fernowii · Harrisia gracilis · Mooncactus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harrisia fragrans 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.
