Trichocereus / Echinopsis candicans - Exotic Cacti - 10 Seeds Rocket

Trichocereus / Echinopsis candicans - Exotic Cacti - 10 Seeds RocketEchinopsis candicans has a shrubby growth habit, with individual stems up to 60 cm tall. The plant as a whole can be as much as 3 m across. The stems are light green, with a diameter of up to 14 cm and have 911 low ribs. The large white areoles are spaced at 23 cm and produce brownish yellow spines, the central spines being up to 10 cm long, the radial spines only up to 4 cm. The fragrant white flowers open at night. They are large, up to 19 cm across

The icy white to pale mauve flowers are less than 1

dull green leaves spreading/recurved

red pepper is a hot

Like tortilis it has both hooked and long straight thorns

Plants are deciduous

Likes to live near dripping taps

The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert Moore

both of which can be used by microbes and plants

95 days to maturity

The seeds can be used as a spice

the mountains of tropical Africa

nutritious edible