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Texas-Rose
Pereskia bleo
(Kunth) DC.
pear-ESS-key-ah
BLEE-oh
Cactaceae
Explanation
of name:
Generic name for Nicholas C. F. de Peiresc (1580-1637) (DEH). Bleo is an
Old English word for color.
Natural
range:
Central America
Recognition:
Leafy and bristly cactus with large, showy, roselike red or pale violet
flowers. Barbados Gooseberry, Pereskia aculeata Mill., is a vining
species with smaller yellow-green flowers.
Landscape
uses:
A specimen or novelty plant with very showy flowers and dark green glossy
foliage. This species fares well in partial shade.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Pereskia
bleo
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Texas-Rose |
Exotic |
Shrub |
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20’
Usu. smaller
( PBCC) |
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PS-SU
ME-DR
WD
(NUR, PBCC) |
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