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Azure Torch in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Browningia hertlingiana syn.Azureocereus hertlingianus

 

Azure Torch

Synonyms for this Cacti :Clistanthocereus hertlingianus, Azureocereus hertlingianus, Azureocereus nobilis The genus was named in honour of the American botanist W. E. Browning. Plants are treelike columnar cacti up to 33 (10m) feet in height. Most species have many shallow ribs which may be tuberculate. Spines are notable in many species in that young growth is heavily spined while older growth has few spines. Flowers are white or red and have large scales on the floral tubes. Fruits are small. These species hail from Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and are seldom grown in cultivation.

 
plant Features
  • Azure Torch likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Azure Torch likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Azure Torch is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Azure Torch likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Azure Torch

Latin name

Browningia hertlingiana syn.Azureocereus hertlingianus

type

Succulent

family

Cactaceae

ph

5.5 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Azure Torch likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Azure Torch is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Azure Torch likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Azure Torch likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Azure Torch is 0.15meters x 1.00meters 0.15 M 1.00 M

Browningia hertlingiana syn.Azureocereus hertlingianus

Synonyms for this Cacti :Clistanthocereus hertlingianus, Azureocereus hertlingianus, Azureocereus nobilis The genus was named in honour of the American botanist W. E. Browning. Plants are treelike columnar cacti up to 33 (10m) feet in height. Most species have many shallow ribs which may be tuberculate. Spines are notable in many species in that young growth is heavily spined while older growth has few spines. Flowers are white or red and have large scales on the floral tubes. Fruits are small. These species hail from Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and are seldom grown in cultivation.


Planting

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

'Cereus' typically don't like direct afternoon sunlight and should be in partial shade through the hottest hours. They can take direct sunlight in the morning and afternoons. A rich, fast-draining cactus mix is ideal. To plant, do this preferably during the warm season. To repot a cacti, make sure the soil is dry before repotting, then gently remove the pot. Knock away the old soil from the roots, making sure to remove any rotted or dead roots in the process. Treat any cuts with a fungicide. Place the plant in its new pot and backfill with potting soil, spreading the roots out as you repot. Leave the plant dry for a week or so, then begin to water lightly to reduce the risk of root rot.

 

Propagating by cuttings

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

'Cereus' are propagated from stem cuttings. Most cuttings require time to dry and produce a callus on the wound, this can take from a week to a day depending on size and type. Use John Innes No 1 with up to 30 percent by volume of added grit and keep the compost on the dry side to prevent the cutting rotting off. Always check what your individual specimen will require.

 
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