Cereus candicans

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cereus candicans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus candicans, Gillies Sts .upright, low, cylindrical, bright green, 2½-3 ft. high by 6-8 in. diam.; freely branching from the base: ribs 10, obtuse-angled: areoles ⅝-¾ in. apart, large, depressed, white, becoming gray: radial spines 11-14, spreading, at first thin, needle-form, later stronger, stiff, straight, about ¾ in. long; central solitary or later 3-4 additional ones appearing above, stronger, reaching a length of 1¼ in., sometimes somewhat curved; all the spines horn-colored, with tips and bases brown, later becoming gray: fls. long, funnelform, resembling those of Echinopsis, 10 in. long by 6 in. diam.: fr. spherical to ellipsoidal, about 3 in. diam., red, somewhat spiny, flesh white. Argentina.—Not a true Cereus. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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