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Leptocereus

Also called Tracheophytes

Vascular Plants — Photo: The_Cactaceae_Vol_II,_plate_XIII_filtered.jpg: Mary Emily Eaton (1873-1961)Daniel Schweich for the filtred image. deriva, CC BY-SA 4.0

Leptocereus is a genus of cacti from the Greater Antilles, mostly sprawling shrubs that can grow into small trees. Grow them as dry-climate succulents with bright light and sparing water.

Grows as: Succulent
Light: Full sun
Water: Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce greatly in winter.
Soil: Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature: 18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Moderate

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Leptocereus is a genus of cacti that are native to the Greater Antilles. It has been placed in the tribe Leptocereeae or in a broadly defined Echinocereeae.

Other Leptocereus plants

Sebucan · Aguacate Cimarrón · Pitahaya

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptocereus 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.

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