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Habitat:
Cuba,
Argentina, Jamaica.
Description: a genus of upright or sprawling cacti with slender
stems, large, long-tubed flowers from white to pink in colour. It includes
the genus Harrisia.
Soil: basic mix.
Location: they need full sun.
Temperature: ensure a minimum temperature of 8°C (46°F).
Water: average.
Cultivation tips: easy to grow, they can be propagated from cuttings.
Vigorous plants that can be used as rootstocks for grafting.
Main species: E. bonplandii, has large, white flowers up to 20
cm (8 in) in diameter followed by edible fruits; easy.
E. jusbertii, maybe a hybrid, it makes a good rootstock.
E. martinii, its fruits ripen before the winter; E. tortuosa; E.
pomanensis.
Eriocereus pomanensis (fiore)
Eriocereus pomanensis (fiore)
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