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Aguacate Cimarrón

Leptocereus nudiflorus

Aguacate Cimarrón
Photo: Kalebzhan, CC0

Leptocereus nudiflorus is a tree-like columnar cactus from the dry, rocky coasts of Cuba, growing 7 to 15 metres tall with many branches. The key to growing it is full sun, very well-drained soil and very little water, since it is adapted to a seasonally dry climate.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the warm growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining sandy or gritty cactus mix, with rocky or coastal-type substrate preferred.
Temperature
Warm conditions year-round; protect from frost, as it is a tropical species, roughly 15–35 °C with cold protection below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cuba
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Leptocereus nudiflorus is a species of cactus that is native to Cuba. Common names include Flor De Copa and Goblet flower.

Where it grows

Leptocereus nudiflorus is found growing in Cuba on the northern coast of Cojimar, Tarará, and Maisi. It inhabits dry and rocky coastal areas.

Other Leptocereus plants

Sebucan · Pitahaya · Vascular Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptocereus nudiflorus 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.

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