Lemaireocereus eruca

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lemaireocereus eruca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lemaireocereus eruca, Brit. & Rose (Cereus eruca, Brandegee). Stout, usually simple sts. prostrate, radiating from a center, dying at one end and advancing at the other, rooting on the under surface, 3-7 in. diam., densely armed with spines: flowers. 4-5 in. long, with a slender tube, reported to be yellow: fruits globular, 2 in. diam., somewhat spiny. Common on the sandy plains of S. Low. Calif. Of very peculiar habit, suggesting large caterpillars creeping along over the ground. This is especially noticed from the way they pass over obstructions or the bodies of other individuals. First the head or growing end is raised up over the object and passes down on the other side; then, by the dying back at the rear, the plant finally seems to have actually passed over the obstruction. This cactus is usually planted wrong in collections since most gardeners insist on placing it erect in a pot; but as it is constantly dying at base, it must sooner or later die. It ought to be laid flat at one end of a long box and allowed to creep toward the other end. There seems to be no record of this species having flowered in culture. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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