After seven years this seems to be a easy care cactus. Not fast growing,not slow growing,well,maybe a little slow until it builds a good ...Read Moreroot system. Hasn't had any problems with temps down to 28f.
Most photos on DG seem to be of UC Berkeley's plants,and that is where I bought mine in 2008.
I read a short reference that it's a Mediterranean climate climate cactus..so should be fine with cold winter rains,and almost no water in summer- if it has too.
One source says the flowers bloom at night, and another source says the flowers bloom in daytime. Which is it? Has anybody seen this plan...Read Moret bloom?
The dead stems are used extensively for rain sticks, and was at one time this was thought to be threatening the species, but it's O.K. now.
Additional synonyms are:
Cereus funkii
Cereus chilensis var. quisco
Cereus chiloensis var. funkianus
Cereus chiloensis var. eburneus
Cereus chiloensis var. zizkaanus
Trichocereus chiloensis var. eburneus
Trichocereus chiloensis var. zizkaanus
Trichocereus chiloensis var. quisco
Trichocereus chiloensis var. funkii
Trichocereus chilensis
Eulychnia eburnea
After seven years this seems to be a easy care cactus. Not fast growing,not slow growing,well,maybe a little slow until it builds a good ...Read More
One source says the flowers bloom at night, and another source says the flowers bloom in daytime. Which is it? Has anybody seen this plan...Read More