Re: Pereskia? identify

Title: RE: Pereskia? identify
Nick,
 
Checked out some photos on the web and it is probably P. aculeata - difficult to be certain with such a young plant.
 
Was the plant that you saw in La Gomera in full sun?  Our summer temps. are higher than in the Canary Is. - may need shade?? 
 
Maria
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 05 December 2003 16:34
Subject: RE: Pereskia? identify

If it's Pereskia aculeata, which it sounds like, I've seen this plant growing as a climbing shrub up a wall on the island of La Gomera (Canary Is.) and it's really attractive. Flowers are pinkish white, rather like a wild rose (e.g. Rosa canina). They are followed by smallish, colorful, edible berries. It's a scrambling plant, so best with a framework or trellis for support. It belongs to the cactus family (Cactaceae), but is unusual in non-succulent.

Nick Turland
St. Louis, Missouri
USDA Zone 6

> -----Original Message-----
> From: marianoo@wanadoo.es [mailto:marianoo@wanadoo.es]
> Sent: Friday, 05 December, 2003 9:23 AM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Pereskia? identify
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone grow any of these?
>
> I have been given a small potted plant with 2 trailing stems, tiny
> spines, leaves are privet like in colour and size, .  Sorry no idea as
> to flower colour.  Any details about this plant would be welcome.
>
> Thanks,  Maria
>
> Zone 9
> Med. coast, Spain
>
>

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