Cereus chalybaeus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cereus chalybaeus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus chalybaeus, Otto. Sts. upright, branching above, arborescent, azure-blue and pruinose, later dark green, 1½-4in. diam.: ribs 6, in young growth very much compressed, later depressed till the st. is nearly cylindrical: areoles about ⅜in. apart, dark gray-brown: radial spines mostly 7, about ½in. long; centrals 3—4. similar but somewhat stronger and a little longer; all the spines are pointed, stiff, when young are black, later brown to gray with black tips, bulbose at the base: fls. very similar to those of C. caerulescens. Argentina. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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