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Habitat:
South
America, particularly in mountainous regions of Bolivia.
Description: a genus of columnar cacti, some reaching 2 metres (6.5
ft) in height. The red or yellow flowers are tubular with long protruding
stamens .
Soil: basic mix.
Location: provide plenty of sunlight in the summer.
Temperature: minimum temperature of 6°C (43°F).
Water: average.
Cultivation tips:
they
enjoy being sprayed with water
during the summer.
It makes a good rootstock for grafting.
Main species: C. strausii, white-spined, columnar stem
branching from the base once adult; provide filtered light, plenty of water
in the summer but little in the winter. Overwinter in a conservatory with a
minimum of 5°C (41°F).
C. baumanii, orange-flowered with yellowish hair and spines;
C. winteri, golden yellow spines on slender stems that flower from
May to June; green fruits follow;
C. aureispinus, sin.
Hildewintera a., Winteria a.,
Winterocereus a., Loxanthocereus a.;
C. brookeae; C. jujuyensis, fast-growing, min. 8°C (46°F); C.
parviflorus; C. ritteri.
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