Perennials, Tropicals > Cereus > Cereus hexagonus > Cereus hexagonus
Cereus hexagonus
Lady of the Night Cactus, Queen of the Night, Blue Cereus, Six-angled Torch Thistle.
Origin: Colombia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuela.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Cereus |
| Species |
| hexagonus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 8 - 15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Flower Description |
| 20 - 25 cm long, white flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid, 5 - 13 cm long, oblique, truncate, pale red, a little glaucous, rind thick, pulp white or pinkish, and is edible. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Edible fruit. |
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