Cactus e Dintorni

Habitat: Arizona, Mexico.
Description: a group of columnar, upright cacti branching from the base that form greenish shrub-like structures. They have prominent ribs and large woolly areoles. The spines are bristly and recurved. The nocturnal pink flowers appear in the summer. It has been moved into the genus Pachycereus.
Soil: basic mix.
Location: it requires full sun.
Temperature: minimum temperature of 6°C (43°F).
Water: average, but add one more week to the time that should pass between one watering and the next.
Cultivation tips: slow-growing; propagate from seed, cuttings or offsets.
Main species of Lophocereus: Lophocereus gatesii; Lophocereus schottii., syn. Pilocereus s., the monstrose form is much sought after.