My two Cereus repandus 'Kiwi Sunrise' plants recently had 6 blooms.

I pollinated two blooms from another cultivar, selfed the other 4.

All 4 self-pollinated blooms dropped off; 1 of the 2 cross pollinated blooms dropped. Very small sample size, but so far no evidence that KS can self pollinate.

I'll keep tracking. This is a promising fruit species, & I want to be able to tell people which cvrs are self pollinating (you only need a single plant to get fruit). #cactus #Cereus #kadushi

A new-to-me variety of kadushi fruit cactus is flowering for the first time this morning. A local collector sampled fruit from a number of local plants, said this one is best. He says it tastes like Capri Sun, or kiwi fruit and strawberries. He named it variety 'Kiwi Sunrise'. I look forward to tasting it. So far it seems to flower abundantly - in addition to the bloom & large buds visible here, there are numerous small flower buds emerging.
#cactus #kadushi #fruit #Cereus #Cereusrepandus
Das Highlight des Monats August im Botanischen Garten der @[email protected] ist der #Kadushi (Cereus repandus) aus der Familie der #Kakteen (Cactaceae) https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/29552 @[email protected] #botanischergarten #kaktus #cactus
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