Cereus caesius
LATINNAME {{{latin_name}}}
|
'
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
---|
Cereus caesius, Otto. Upright, columnar, branching at the base, somewhat tapering above; in new growth, beautiful light blue, pruinose; later, light green to slightly bluish, about 1½ in. diam.: ribs 5-6, separated by sharp grooves, about ½in. high, compressed, faintly crenate, becoming depressed in older growth: areoles about ⅜in. apart, small, yellow at first, later becoming white and finally gray: radial spines 8-10, sometimes more appear later; radiate, light amber-color, brown at the base, the lower pair the longest, mostly about ½in. long; centrals 4-7, like the radials but usually somewhat stronger, longer and darker; all the spines thin, needle-form, flexible, sharp; later, light, horn-color, finally gray. S. Amer.(?). CH
|
Cultivation
- Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Propagation
- Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!
Pests and diseases
- Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!
Species
Gallery
If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.
-
photo 1
-
photo 2
-
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Cereus caesius. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Cereus caesius QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)