Pitaya
Echinocereus enneacanthus
Pitaya is a sprawling, clumping hedgehog cactus with magenta flowers and sweet, edible strawberry-flavored fruit, drought-proof for rocky desert gardens.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, July
- Bloom colors
- red, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- NM, TX
Related native plants
More Echinocereus species
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
- Claretcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
- Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus coccineus)
- Nylon Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)
- Texas Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
- Strawberry Hedgehog (Echinocereus stramineus)