Orocereus celsianus cristatus

	*Orocereus celsianus cristatus*	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

A wonderfull crest of the “Old Man cactus” of the Andes.
This plant have nice fox-red sharp spines hidden within abundant white hairs.

Cultivation: This is the hardiest of the woolly columnar 'old man' cacti from the altiplano (highland) of Bolivia, Peru & northern Argentina that grow at an altitude of 4000 meters. It is a very frost resistant cactus, hardy to -12°C (- 20 if very dry)

It need full sun exposures.

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Oreocereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Riccobono 1909 forma cristata

Synonyms:

Pilocereus celsianus Lemaire 1850
Cereus celsianus (Lemaire) A. Berger 1905
Borzicactus celsianus (Lemaire) Kimnach 1960
Oreocereus fossulatus Labouret 1855
Oreocereus fossulatus (Labouret) Backeberg 1934 p.p.
Oreocereus maximus Backeberg 1949
Oreocereus neocelsianus Backeberg 1

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