Family: Cactaceae
Scientific Name: Cereus forbesii monstrose
| Description | Cereus forbesii is usually and large branching columnar cactus. This form has an irregular growth called monstrose. |
| Pronunciation | (KER-ee-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Cactus |
| Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry out between waterings |
| Soil & Site | dry, well drained |
| Growing Media | cactus and succulent mix |
| Leaves | short dark black spines, woolly areoles |
| Stems | bluish, irregular ribbing |
| Dimensions | much slower growing than the species plant |
| Propagation | cutting, allow cuttings to callus before sticking the cutting |
| Native Site | Species plant from Argentina and east Bolivia. |
| Misc Facts | syn Cereus validus f. monstrose |
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