Peresky subfamily

 
Peresky subfamily
Leaves are large Leaves are small
at least 6 cm long and up to 20 cm wide, about 4-6 cm wide not more than 6 cm long, 3-4 cm on average, 1-3 cm wide
Coastal cacti Cacti tropical Mountain cacti
  • Pereskia aculeata
  • Pereskia bahiensis
  • Pereskia bleo
  • Pereskia grandifolia
  • Pereskia sacharosa
  • Pereskia guamacho
  • Pereskia lychnidiflora
  • Pereskia marcanoi
  • Pereskia portulacifolia
  • Pereskia quisqueyana
  • Pereskia zinniiflora
  • Pereskia diazromeroana
  • Pereskia humboldtii
  • Pereskia weberiana

Peresky photos

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Features of Peresky care

The peculiarities of caring for cacti of the Peresky genus directly depend on the genetic need that has developed over many centuries of evolution. At home, we should strive to bring the conditions of detention as close as possible to those in which a particular species grows in nature.

Coastal cacti

Habitats - floodplains of rivers, dry forests up to 500 m above sea level.

  • Ideal conditions for growing these species are cold wintering in the range of 7-10 ° C. With light hydration once every 1-1.5 months. Cacti lose part of their leaves during the dormant
    • period.
  • These Peresky species are very adaptable in milder conditions. They can do with wintering at 15 ° C with rare watering and without losing leaves
    • .

Cacti tropical

Habitats are hot and dry areas of the tropics.

  • These are the most demanding types of Peresky.
  • The winter temperature should not be lower than 18 ° C, preferably not higher than 20 ° C watering is sharply limited. At this time, cacti lose part of their leaves, but with the end of rest they grow new.

Mountain cacti

Habitats are dry forests and valleys at an altitude of 5 to 20 thousand meters above sea level.

  • Most of these species prefer cold wintering at temperatures not lower than 8 ° C and not higher than 10 ° C without watering
    • .

Species description