Echinopsis candicans(Gillies ex Salm - Dyck ) D.R.Hunt
Argentine Giant
Cereus candicans , Echinocereus candicans , Soehrensia candicans , Trichocereus candicans
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category : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : TrichocereeaeGenus : Echinopsis
Echinopsis candicansis aboriginal to northerly and westernArgentina(Monte Desert ) .
Echinopsis candicans , formerly know asTrichocereus candicansorSoehrensia candicans , is a slow - growing , shrubby cactus with short green , erect to sprawling stems with 9 to 11 humbled ribs lined with clusters of brownish - yellow spines . The fore are cylindric , mostly branching at the base , and can grow up to 24 inches ( 60 cm ) improbable and 7.2 in ( 18 cm ) in diameter . The large blank areoles are 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) aside and bear 10 to 12 radiate spines and a few central rachis . The radial spine can measure up to 1.6 inches ( 4 atomic number 96 ) long , while the central spines can measure up to 4 inches ( 10 cm ) long .
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The tumid , fragrant flowers are white with a yellow center and pinkish alfresco . They are funnel - shaped and can arrive at a distance of 10 inches ( 25 cm ) farsighted and a diameter of 7.6 inches ( 19 cm ) . The flowers usually appear in late leap and undetermined at night . The fruits are globose to ovoid and split down one side .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° snow ) .
If you may growcacti and succulentssuccessfully , you may likely grow theEchinopsisspecies without much difficulty . Like many cacti , they prefer a drying period between lachrymation , even when slightly droop . When you irrigate , however , you should irrigate deeply . The works will perceptibly plump up . The cactus must n’t be exposed to prolonged dampness and sitting water . Never let your cactus sit in a dish of water . Lastly , ensure fertilizer during the grow season for the best results .
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Echinopsiscan easily be rooted from offsets , which cluster around the mother plant ’s base . cutting commencement close to the shank , at the narrowest potential place . When root cacti from cuttings , let the fresh cutting juiceless on a paper towel and cut the cacti at the narrow-minded place potential . After a few days to a few week , bet on the cut of meat surface ’s size , the cut surface should have dry out out and shape a callous or slightly scratchy gap . Once the callous has take form , place the cutting in a rooting miscellany of fast - draining cacti dirt .
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