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Description: It
makes a very handsome pot plant as the
stems grow upright in tight formation looking something like
glaucous, grey organ pipes. The plant forms
woody stems reaching to 1.5 m The stems taper from a diameter of
just over 12mm at the
base, diminishing at the
nodes, to just under a 6mm in the last node.
At each
node and on the tip of the
stem appears two needle-like
leaves 5 cm long
arranged in opposite pairs, they are
deciduous and
wilt quickly if there isn't enough water.
Care:
Full to
part sun, moderate water in warm season, drier in
winter. It requires hot conditions and how much sun as possible to grow well. |