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Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console

Whortleberry cactus Blue candle

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001105
Common name: Whortleberry cactus, Blue candle
English name: Bilberry cactus, Blue Myrtle Cactus
Arabic name: ميرتيللوا
Native: Northern Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

candelabra like tree cactus that creates a dense growth of stems growing closely together, in nature grows up to 45 m tall stem glaucous up to 7-10 cm thick Ribs 5-8 spines 3-5, some spines but not awful flowers smaller, greenish white fruit very sweet, edible, dark red

Ornamental , Edible fruit.

Cereus geometrizans Mart ex Pfeiff

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Texture: Chalk Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings - seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10 : 10
pH range: 5.6-6.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Edible Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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