From the Caribbean islands, and naturalized on the surrounding mainland, this is one of the primitive cacti that has shrubby stems and rather simple flowers. It is a short shrub or produces climbing vine-like stems bearing leaves that are purple-green initially, aging to dark green. In areas with minimal frost, it can be a landscape plant. This species produces white to light- pink flowers. These plants are rooted cuttings in 5-inch pots.
