Cereus caerulescens

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cereus caerulescens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus caerulescens, Salm-Dyck (C. Landbeckii, Phil.). Arborescent or shrubby, 3-5 ft. high: sts. 1-1½ in. diam.: ribs usually 8, obtuse: areoles approximate, white bud soon becoming black: spines rigid; radials 9-12,½-¼in. long, black; centrals 4, ¾in. long, stronger, black or white: fls. from the side of the st., slightly curved, 6-8 in. long by 6 in. diam., tube bronze-green, corolla white or occasionally rose-pink: frs. ellipsoidal, pointed at both ends, about 3 in. long and half that in diam., bright red, with blue glaucous covering. Argentina. B.M. 3922. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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