CEREUS SPEGAZZINII

Its spectacular purple-blue body is a slender shrubby cactus. The stems branched, bluish mottled in purple and green, erect or semi prostrate. The flowers are a slender tube, reddish outer perianth segments also white inner ones. They bloom at night. The plants need a bright exposure, part shade in summer. The plant should be watered regularly in Summer allowing too dry before watering again and kept drier in Winter. They grow best in well-drained soil also to keep the roots cool in summer.

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