	Trichocereus spachianus forma cristata (Syn: Echinopsis spachiana "cristata" )	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Description: Multi-stemmed columnar cactus
Ribs: obtuse, rounded;
Areoles : About 1 cm. apart, large, covered with short yellow wool, turning white or grey as they age;
Spines: Radial spines 8 to 10, 6 mm to 1 cm. long, spreading, stiff, sharp, amber-yellow to brown ;central 1 to 3 yellowish centrals, 12 mm long, stronger and longer than the radials; all the spines later becoming grey.

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific Name: Echinopsis spachiana (Lemaire) H. Friedrich & G. D. Rowley 1974 "cristata"

Basionym: Cereus spachianus Lemaire 1840

Common name : Golden Torch Cereus

Origin: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Synonyms:

Echinocereus spachianus (Lem.) Rümpler 1885
Trichocereus spachianus (Lem.) Riccobono 1909
Cereus santiaguensis Speg. 1905
Trichocereus santiaguensis (Speg.) Backeb. 1959
Echinopsis santiaguensis (Speg.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley 1974

Cultivation: Frost Tolerance: Fairly cold tolerant, it can easy tolerate light frost
Sun Exposure: Best in full sun or light shade exposure.

Propagation: Easy by grafting or cuttings.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Trichocerereus spachianus:

T. spachianus
T. spachianus forma cristata

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Trichocereus spachianus forma cristata (Syn: Echinopsis spachiana "cristata" )

Common name : Golden Torch Cereus

Trichocereus spachianus forma cristata
(Syn: Echinopsis spachiana "cristata" )