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What cactus vine produces gooseberries?

🐰 What cactus vine produces gooseberries? Barbados Gooseberry!

  • 🙂 Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry Barbados Gooseberry - unique cactus with edible leaves and edible fruit, fast-growing vine. It is a tropical treasure that combines beauty with edible delights.

  • 🙂 The fruit is yellow with a juicy, subacid pulp, and has a flavor that closely resembles a gooseberry. The fruits can be enjoyed fresh, stewed, or made into jams and jellies.

  • 🙂 The young leaves are also edible, making them a nutritious addition to your meals.

  • 🙂 A fast growing vining cactus, the Barbados Gooseberry prefers good drainage but likes its soil to remain moist during the summer, while being kept drier in the winter.

  • 🙂 Can be grown in container on a trellis.


📚 Learn more from previous posts:
What is Barbados Gooseberry?
A vine, a cactus, a tasty fruit, and a pretty flower

🛍 Plant Barbados Gooseberry

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