Tropicals > Cereus > Cereus repandus > Cereus repandus var. monstrosus
Cereus repandus
var. monstrosus
Caducei, Giant Club Cactus, Hedge Cactus
Origin: Venezuela and Antilles.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Cereus |
| Species |
| repandus |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Variety |
| monstrosus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Cool season protection under glass. |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 50 |
| Height |
| 4.5 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 4.5 m - 6.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Use as a large specimen or accent plant with lots of space in an arid garden or indoor planting area. Large potted succulent. |
| Cultivation |
| Well-drained grainy gravel or loam with a pH of 6 or lower under full sun. Keep under glass in the winter. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and scale. Root rot. |
| Habitat |
| Dry plains and arid deserts. |
| Leaf Description |
| Mounded round leaves with panicles of 5 - 10 long, hairlike spines. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are up to 13 cm across that grow from a tube-like branch. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small apple-like fruits 5 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| Green leaves. Small white flowers and blush-red fruits. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
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