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.

Watering

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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