Flowers remained unbagged for open-pollination. Table 3 . Variation in thorn development, flowering period, and fruit appearance for four exemplary individual plants growing in Beer-Sheva. Orange 8.2 Fruits burst on ripening. 21 Violet-red 10.3 Fruits do not burst on ripening.
Fruits are juicy and aromatic z Descriptions of the fruits refer to fruits at full color change.
Table 4 . Fruit quality parameters for five exemplary individual plants growing at Besor z . Pulp Seedling no. Growth of Cereus peruvianus plants at four sites in the Negev desert of Israel during 1989. Values are means of ten plants.