Full Sun
Moderate care
Light watering
Tender
13b
USDA zone
18°C
Minimum temperature
Flowering
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Acanthocereus Overview
Acanthocereus is a genus containing around 14 succulent species in the cacti family, Cactaceae. Species are primarily sprawling or shrubby plants, often with distinctly angled, arching stems. Spines are thorn-like, short and stout. Mature fruits may have spines, they are red and contain large black seeds in a red pulp. The flowers are white and nocturnal and can be fragrant and have spines and scales.