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Cereus spegazzinii

Cereus spegazzinii
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Cereus spegazzinii is a branching, columnar cactus from South America, with blue-green cylindrical stems that can sprawl or creep. It is grown in dry, sunny conditions and needs good drainage.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and water very little in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Bolivia to WC. Brazil and NE. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cereus spegazzinii is a species of cactus found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

Where it grows

Cereus spegazzinii is distributed in Brazil in Mato Grosso do Sul, in Paraguay, in Bolivia and in northern Argentina at altitudes of up to 1400 meters.

Other Cereus plants

Cereus aethiops · Cereus albicaulis · Cereus bicolor · Cereus fernambucensis · Cereus forbesii · Cereus fricii · Lady of the night cactus · Hedge cactus · Cereus horrispinus · Cereus insularis · Queen Of The Night · Cereus lamprospermus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cereus spegazzinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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