Perennials, Tropicals > Pachycereus > Pachycereus pringlei > Pachycereus pringlei
Pachycereus pringlei
Mexican Cardon or Elephant Cactus
Origin: Southern California, United States of America to Northwestern Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Pachycereus |
| Species |
| pringlei |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 7 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 42 |
| Height |
| 18 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Arid gardens, rock gardens, as an accent plant, borders, as a potted patio or indoor plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining cactus mix or gravelly soils under full to partial sun. Requires little to no water and is drought-tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Upright columnar. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Arid rocky plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Columnar bodies, carrying 10 - 20 ribs, branching out and extending outward from the base to up to 3 m upward. Trunk erect, 60 cm - 1 m in diameter carrying from 3 - 30 columns at maturity. |
| Flower Description |
| White flowers that bloom at night and are 8 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green to deep sage green succulent flesh. Tan to pale brown spots in areas of decay, damage or age. Pale cream to greyish-brown spines. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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