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Cereus tetragonus monstrose
| Scientific Name: | Cereus tetragonus monstrose |
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| Common Name: | Fairy Castles |
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| Etymology: | Cereus: A Latin word meaning a wax taper (candle). Tetragonus: From the Greek words tetra, meaning four and gonus, meaning knee or angle. Monstrose: Abnormal growth. |
| Origin: | Brazil |
| Light: | Full sun. |
| Soil: | Typical mix: 1 part potting soil to 1 part coarse sand. |
| Water: | Typical: Drench soil and let dry from Spring through Fall. Water sparingly during Winter dormancy period. |
| Min Temperature: | 40F. |
| Pot Size: | 6 |
| Blooms: | Unknown |
| Comments: | Received this plant from Leslie. Three or four cuttings salvaged from a plant left out in the cold. |
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