How to tend a Oreocereus celsianus
Also known as: Pilocereus foveolatus Labour. ex Lem., Pilocereus kanzleri J.N.Haage ex Rümpler, Pilocereus williamsii Scheidw. ex C.F.Först., Pilocereus williamsii Lem., Pilocereus brunnowii F.Haage ex Nichols., Pilocereus brunnovianus Moerder, Borzicactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Kimnach, Cereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt, Cleistocactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) F.A.C.Weber, Cleistocactus tupizensis (Vaupel) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth, Oreocereus maximus Backeb., Oreocereus neocelsianus Backeb., Pilocereus bruennowii J.N.Haage ex Rümpler, Oreocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Borg, Oreocereus neocelsianus var. ruficeps Y.Itô, Oreocereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Backeb., Pilocereus celsianus Lem. ex Salm-Dyck, Cereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) A.Berger, Cereus fossulatus Backeb., Cereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) Mottet, Echinopsis celsiana (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Anceschi & Magli, Oreocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex Riccob., Oreocereus fossulatus var. gracilior (K.Schum.) Backeb., Oreocereus fossulatus var. lanuginosior (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) W.T.Marshall, Oreocereus fossulatus var. rubrispinus F.Ritter, Oreocereus neocelsianus var. villosissimus Y.Itô, Pilocereus brunnowianus Moerder, Pilocereus celsianus f. auratus K.Schum., Pilocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex Rümpler) K.Schum., Pilocereus celsianus var. foveolatus (Labour. ex Lem.) Schelle, Pilocereus celsianus var. gracilior K.Schum., Pilocereus celsianus var. lanuginosior Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum., Pilocereus celsianus var. williamsii (Lem.) K.Schum.
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter dormancy
Sunlight
Likes strong light, put in sunny places
Soil
Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring to autumn
Pruning
Remove dead and rotten part timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Cactaceae, Oreocereus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Succulent plants, sometimes flowers with a short period flowering time 2-3 days
- Flower colors
- Green, flower color light yellow, orange, pink
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