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Cactaceae
Barbados Gooseberry Flower
Pereskia aculeata
Ancient origins and surprise.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pereskia
- Native to
- Caribbean, Central America, South America
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 10-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite being a cactus, it has true broad leaves and looks nothing like a typical cactus.
- It is considered a 'living fossil' representing what the earliest cacti may have looked like millions of years ago.
- The fragrant flowers attract bees and butterflies with their sweet, rose-like scent.
- The edible fruits taste like gooseberries and are rich in protein, iron, and vitamins.
- In Brazil, the leaves are eaten as a high-protein vegetable called 'ora-pro-nobis' (pray for us).
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ancestral roots