| Life form | Cactus |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Origin | Florida, Brazil, Argentina, Caribbean |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy to grow a plant |
| The size | Stems reach 2-3 m in length |
| Growth rate | High, up to 20 centimeters per season |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Temperature | In the summer: room, 73,4-77, to 80,6 ° F, at night the plant is kept at a temperature several degrees lower. Pereskia – heat-loving plant, in winter, she also needs to to be kept warm. |
| Humidity | Preferably not less than 40%. Regular spraying with soft water is required in summer and in winter. However Pereskia well tolerated and dry air. |
| Lighting | Bright light, south windows. In the summer you want to make shade from the hottest sun, winter lighting should be bright. In the shade, the plant may die. |
| The soil | It requires a well-humified permeable substrate. For a mixture of own preparation should take equal parts of coarse-grained sand or perlite, turf ground, leaf earth, peat. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | In summer, water abundantly with warm water every 8-10 days. The soil between watering should be slightly dry. The plant is harmful as the drying of the earthy coma, and stagnation of moisture. In winter, water less often – 1 time in 3-4 weeks. |
| Fertilizer | During growth 3-4 times per season, depending on the growth rate, feed fertilizer for cacti or for flowering plants. Useful fertilizing with organic fertilizers. |
| Reproduction | The plant can easily reproduce by stem cuttings with 1-2 nodes. Cuttings after a small drying are rooted in a mixture of peat and sand. Faster cuttings root at a temperature of 77-82,4 ° F. Cuttings are well rooted in the water. After germination of the cuttings it is necessary to pinch. |
| Bloom | Creamy white flowers are gathered in inflorescences which after flowering should be cut. |
| Transfer | Young plants are transplanted annually in April, at the age of more than 5 years – every 3-4 years, with each year changing the top layer of the soil. |
| Features of care | It is grown as an ampel plant in hanging baskets or you can use a support for the shoots. Too long shoots Pereskia from time to time is shortened. Pereskia is often used as a rootstock for other cacti. |
| Difficulties | Sometimes there are mealybugs, spider mites, whitefly. Strongly vytyauntye shoots and small leaves indicate a lack of light. Leaves wither, turn yellow and fall off from waterlogging the soil. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
