Tropicals > Echinopsis > Echinopsis terscheckii > Echinopsis terscheckii
Echinopsis terscheckii
Argentine Saguaro, South American Saguaro, Cardon Grande Cactus
Origin: Argentina.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Echinopsis |
| Species |
| terscheckii |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Trichocereus terscheckii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 10 - 12 m |
| Spread |
| 60 - 75 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Borders and screening, arid landscapes, mass plantings, container plant, outdoor potted patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining gravelly to loamy soil in full sunlight. |
| Shape |
| Upright columnar. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Dry shrublands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| 8 - 18 obtuse prominent ribs carrying large 'felted' areoles with long spines in panicles of 6 - 8. Older areoles contain more spines. |
| Flower Description |
| Open cup-shaped showy blooms, resembling magnolia blooms, growing upward along mature ribs. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green to medium green succulent bark, brownish-black areoles and black spines. Whitish-magenta flowers with brownish-green leaf scales. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth, spiny. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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