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Perennials, Tropicals > Borzicactus > Borzicactus celsianus > Borzicactus celsianus

Borzicactus celsianus


Old Man of the Andes




Origin:  Argentina.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Borzicactus
Species
celsianus
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
Synonyms
Oreocereus celsianus
USDA Hardiness Zone
9b - 11
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cool season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H3 - H1c
Temperature (°C)
5
Temperature (°F)
36
Height
0.2 - 0.6 m
Spread
0.3 - 0.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Landscape
Small indoor cacti collections or as a specimen under glass or indoors.
Cultivation
Plant in loose, well-draining cactus mix, gravelly or sandy soils in full sun to partial shade.
Shape
Clump-forming to upright.
Growth
Slow
Habitat
Dry plains and rocky deserts.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth glabrous succulent flesh covered in a dense coating of wooly, hair-like fibres. Areoles present, 2 - 3 mm in diameter with small spines.
Colour Description
Covered in a dense coating of tan to creamy white hair-like fibres. Deep green to medium green succulent bark.
Texture Description
Soft, thorny.
Notable Specimens
Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Propagation
Division.or stem cuttings.
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