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Weberbauerocereus albus

Weberbauerocereus albus
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain

Weberbauerocereus albus is a columnar cactus from the Andes of northern Peru that grows like a small tree, up to about 6 m tall. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and very little water, and is grown mainly as a specimen or collector's plant.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out completely between waterings and reducing water in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Weberbauerocereus albus is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Peru.

Where it grows

Weberbauerocereus albus is distributed in the Peruvian regions of Cajamarca and Ancash at altitudes of 2000 to 3000 meters.

Other Weberbauerocereus plants

Weberbauerocereus cephalomacrostibas · Weberbauerocereus churinensis · Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis · Weberbauerocereus madidiensis · Weberbauerocereus rauhii · Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri · Weberbauerocereus winterianus · Weberbauerocereus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weberbauerocereus albus 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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