Pereskia grandifolia
A leafy, spiny shrub or small tree from eastern Brazil that looks more like a rose than a cactus, with large green leaves and clusters of pink flowers. It grows fast in warmth and bright light and wants far more water than most cacti, but appreciates a cooler, drier winter when it may drop some leaves.
Where it grows wild
Grows in seasonally dry forest, forest edges and thickets of the Atlantic Forest and caatinga margins in eastern Brazil, usually rooted in well-drained soil with its canopy in strong sun.
Records span sea level to about 1,000 m on most points, median around 410 m; the highest recorded values are likely georeferencing errors or cultivated plants.
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