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Organ Pipe Cacti and Cereus species
Cereus peruvianus (Cereus hildmannianus) Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water, fertilizer summer. Hardy to 26°F. Grows to 20' tall; 10' diameter. Origin: Southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina.
Cereus peruvianus monstrose (Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Cereus hildmannianus. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water summer. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 16' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina.
Lophocereus schottii v. monstrose (Totem cactus). Sunset: 12, 13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Lophocereus schottii. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 28' tall; 10' diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico
Lophocereus schottii (Senita). Organ pipe cactus. Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 28' tall. Origin: AZ, N.W. Mexico
Lophocereus Schottii 'mieckleyanus' (Thin Senita form). Organ pipe cactus. Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 16' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico.
Lophocereus schottii monstrose 'mieckleyanus' (Thin totem pole). Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Lophocereus schottii. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 20' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico
Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Blue candle) USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water. Hardy to 26°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Northern central Mexico.
Neocardenasia herzogiana (Sunset: 12-13; USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water. Hardy to 27°F. Grows to 50' tall. Origin: Bolivian mountains.
Stenocereus marginatus (Mexican fence post / Organ pipe cactus). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 23°F. Grows to 20' tall. Origin: Central Mexico.
Stenocereus pruinosus (Stenocereus griseus). Mexican organ pipe. USDA: 10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 23°F. Fast growing to 20' tall. Origin: South-central Mexico.
Stenocereus thurberi (Arizona organ pipe) Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-12. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 24°F. Fast growing to 20' tall. Origin: Southern Arizona, northern Mexico.