| Place of origin:
Southeastern coast of Brazil. North coast of Argentina.
Description: The plant have columnar stem
up to 15 m. high. It ramifies with articles between 10 and
20 cm. wide. Its color is bluish at first, but it becomes
pale green as the plant grows older. The apex of the stems
have many thorns and some wool, both of brown color.
Thera are between 6 and 8 heavy ribs bigger than 2.5 cm.
The areolas are round, brown and are separated about 2 cm.
to each other.
Spines are brown. Radial ones are 6 and between 0.5 and 1
cm. long. There is only one central spine of about 5 cm.
Flowers are about 16 cm. long, are greenish brown on the outside
and white on the inside.
The fruit is yellow or orange color, spherical and about 7
cm. wide.
The variety monstruosus is well known, in which the ribs are
become deformed until the point to constitute a motley mass
of tubercles. A dwarfed subvariety exists and is ideal for
growing in pots.
Growing tips: Full sun and well drained
soil. Plenty water when the plant this growing. Propagation
by cutting or seeds. |
