Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cleistocactus strausii (Hesse) Backed.

wooly torch

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001079
Common name: Wooly torch
English name: Silver torch
Arabic name: كليستوكاكتس
Native: Bolivia and Argentina
Country: Argentina Bolivia
(PGR): Rare

Columnar cactus, gray-green columns,  growing up to 3 m tall, 6 cm across, covered in white spines ribs 25-30 densely covered with areoles flowers tubular deep red to burgundy fruit red

Attractive landscape.

Borzicactus stausii (Heese) Backed

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Temperate
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Stem - cuttings
Flowering time: Spring to summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.5
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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