Leuenbergeria bleo(Kunth ) Lodé
Leaf Cactus , Rose Cactus , Wax Rose
Cactus bleo , Pereskia bleo , Rhodocactus bleo
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kin : CactaceaeSubfamily : LeuenbergerioideaeGenus : Leuenbergeria
Leuenbergeria bleois native to the shadowy , moist forests ofCentral America .
Leuenbergeria bleo , formerly make out asPereskia bleo , is a bush or small tree diagram with a luggage compartment and smooth , olive - greenness to brownish - grey subdivision armed with a few to several slender , unbowed spines . It can grow up to 26.2 feet ( 8 m ) tall . The trank can reach up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) in diameter . The branch range in colour from dark green to olive green . The leaves are unripened , arranged alternately on the branches , and are attached to the branches by a leafstalk up to 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) long . They are narrowly elliptic to oblong or lanceolate , have pinnate venation , and can measure up to 8 inches ( 20 centimetre ) long and 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) wide . The spines are usually 1 to 5 on twigs , sometimes deficient , and can originate up to 0.4 inches ( 1 atomic number 96 ) long . They are grim or nearly so , with a red floor in youth , becoming gray with age . The areoles on the trunk bear up to 40 spines up to 0.8 in ( 2 cm ) long .
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The flowers are commonly few or solitary in terminal or alar panicle . They are bright crimson , scarlet , or orange - crimson - pink and can get through up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) in diam . The edible fruit are conical , lily-livered when ripe , have a truncated apex , and contain smooth bleak germ . They can reach up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in length and diameter .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° nose candy ) .
As with many cacti , Pereskias can be almost ignored and still flourish . One of the major advantages these industrial plant pose as houseplant is their ease , andoverwateringor overfeeding them is a bigger peril than fail them because it can damage their roots . If you repot them , recall to exit them alone shortly to avoid overstressing them , and keep an eye out for common houseplantpests . Many of these cacti ca n’t really be grown as houseplants anyway due to their shrubby increment riding habit , and others are very rare , but when you find out , genus Peireskia can be serious in cultivation .
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They like ironic conditions and do n’t need to be repot often , but it is still a right idea to review theirsoilby occasionally repotting . Be measured when repotting any cactus to get hurt by its sharp spine ; lift the plant from its mix and replace it in a new container before backfilling it with grease . Do not irrigate for a few weeks after repotting .
Learn more atHow to farm and worry for Pereskia .
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