Buy Beautiful Cereus and Pilocereus Cactus Plants Online

Description

Common name:

Cereus Hexagonus, Ledy Of Night Cactus, South American Blue Column

Category:

Cacti & Succulents, Trees, Shrubs, Indoor Plants

Family:

Cactaceae

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Can tolerate less, Requires less

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

April, May, June, July, August

Flower or Inflorescence color:

White

Foliage color:

Blue Grey or Silver

Plant Height or length:

4 to 6 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

2 to 4 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Fragrant flowers or leaves
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Attracts butterflies
• Animals will not eat
• Thorny or Spiny
• Good on seaside

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Old variety plants may be difficult to get

Plant Description:

- Nation - New Guinnea, Venazuela
- Can get to over 10 m tall
- Beautiful columnar many stemmed cactus
- Stem up to 6 inches in diameter, 4-7 ribs
- Older specimens have up to 10 spines, some up to 2.4 inch long
- Younger might have no spines
- Flowers are large and showy
- Flowers in summer and monsoon

Growing tips:

- Grows well in full sun or semi shade
- As with all cactii good draining soil
- Easy to grow