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Senita |
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Whisker Cactus |
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Senita Cactus |
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Mochi |
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Tuna Barbona |
Pachycereus schottii | Accepted |
Lophocereus schottii | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Shrub Cactus/Succulent |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Plant Height: | Up to 12 feet or more |
Plant Spread: | Up to 6 feet or more |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Other: Within 30 days or so of pollination of the flower |
Flowers: | Nocturnal |
Flower Color: | White Other: Salmon |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
Pollinators: | Other: Primarily pollinated by the Senita Moth Moths and Butterflies |
Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jun 1, 2019 4:20 PM Shrubby or treelike spiny cactus from Arizona, Baja California, and Sonora. Young plants and lower stems of older plants have the regular juvenile spines, which are short(ish) and rigid. The tips of older stems (the terminal few inches to 3 feet or more) form a pseudocephalium with lots of long, flexible gray spines. This is where the nocturnal white or pink flowers appear, as well as the small, red fruit (which is edible but not as good as that of Stenocereus thurberi). Pollinated by the mutualistic Senita Moth (Upiga virescens). Stems have various purported medicinal uses. [ Reply to this comment | |
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