How to tend a Stenocereus thurberi
Also known as: Neolemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb., Pilocereus thurberi Engelm. ex Rümpler, Cereus thurberi Engelm., Lemaireocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Britton & Rose, Marshallocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Backeb., Rathbunia thurberi (Engelm.) P.V.Heath, Cereus thurberi var. monstrosus Dams, Glandulicereus thurberi (Engelm.) Guiggi, Rathbunia thurberi f. cristata P.V.Heath, Rathbunia thurberi f. dichotoma P.V.Heath, Stenocereus thurberi f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath, Stenocereus thurberi f. dichotomus (P.V.Heath) P.V.Heath
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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, Stenocereus
- 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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