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Harrisia martinii
Also called Moon Cactus, Harrisia Cactus, Moonlight Cactus, Snake Cactus, Harrisia, Martin's Harrisia
Mooncactus (Harrisia martinii) is a night-blooming, rope-like cactus from South America with large showy flowers and edible red fruit. It is grown as a landscape or container plant in frost-free areas and needs sun and very well-drained soil.
Harrisia martinii, commonly called the Martin applecactus, is a species of night-blooming, rope-like cacti native to South America. With large showy flowers that attract the hawk moth, it is considered by some a useful landscape plant in areas that do not freeze.
Harrisia martinii is widespread in the Chaco vegetation in Paraguay and the Argentine provinces of Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos and Santa Fe at elevations of 50–100 meters. The species was first found in Brazil in 2007
Cereus serruliflorus · Prickly applecactus · Harrisia adscendens · Giant Red Dragon Apple Cactus · Brook's Dildo · Harrisia caymanensis · Harrisia divaricata · Harrisia earlei · Fragrant applecactus · Harrisia fernowii · Caribbean applecactus · Harrisia gracilis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harrisia martinii 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.
