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Weberbauerocereus winterianus

Weberbauerocereus winterianus
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0

Weberbauerocereus winterianus is a tree-like columnar cactus from the dry Andean valleys of northern Peru, growing 4 to 6 m tall with branching shoots. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil and little water, and is grown mainly as a specimen or in large collections.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly in the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very free-draining cactus or gritty mix with added sand or perlite.
Temperature
15–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Weberbauerocereus winterianus is a species of Weberbauerocereus from Peru.

Where it grows

Weberbauerocereus winterianus is distributed in the Peruvian regions of Cajamarca and Ancash.

Other Weberbauerocereus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weberbauerocereus winterianus 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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