Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus

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Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus hort.

Family: CACTACEAE

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This is a strange and unmistakable crest. Areoles connect one to each other forming characteristic horizontal lines.

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus hort.

Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. cristata hort.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus hort.
Synonymy: 2

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus hort.

Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. cristata hort.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus hort.
Synonymy: 4

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus hort.

Cleistocactus hyalacanthus ''monstrous form''
Cleistocactus strausii forma mostruosa
Cleistocactus strausii var. jujuyensis f. mostruosa hort.

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Description: This is one of the more famous crested cacti sought after by cactus impassioned. It create fan shaped sculpture with areoles fused to form peculiar horizontal lines. The standard form is a columnar cactus that cluster from the base and form sculptural succulent bushes.
Areoles: Irregular fused to form horizontal lines,
Spines: Scarce fine bristly spines.
Flowers: This plant is a good bloomer and will produce nice tubular orange-red flowers thought out the summer.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cleistocactus hyalacanthus group

Cleistocactus hyalacanthus (K.Schum.) Rol.-Goss.: Produces thin upright stems up to 1 m tall, 5-6,5 cm in diameter, 15 to 25 ribs, 3 or 4 central spines, 20 to 30 radials
Cleistocactus jujuyensis (Backeb.) Backeb.: ( = Cleistocactus hyalacanthus ) Produces slender, greyish-green, freely branching stems up to 1 m long or sometimes longer. The aeroles produce many thin radial spines and four yellow-brown central spines. The thin flowers (up to 4 cm long) are red in colour.
Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus hort.: This is a strange and unmistakable crest. Areoles connect one to each other forming characteristic horizontal lines.
Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus hort.: Produces strange asymmetrically tuberculate stems that grow in tall columns or twist and wind around each other like snakes. The areoles are irregular sometime fused to form horizontal lines. The spines are fine bristly and usually very scarce.

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Cactus Art

A crested shoot arising from the base of the common monstrous form. Photo by: Cactus Art

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Cactus Art

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Cactus Art

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Cleistocactus jujuyensis f. monstruosus cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Cultivation and Propagation: It is of easy culture but slow growing. Water moderately during the summer (to much water and the beautiful fan like crest will fracture loosing it beauty, so water sparingly and permit the plant to grow slowly, any attempt to increase the speed of growth will inexorably lead to disfigure the plant with deep cracks) Require half shade and a well drained soil mix.
Propagation: It is propagated by grating or (rarely) by cuttings, If you remove an offset, remember to let it dry for a week or so, letting the wound heal (cuttings planted to soon easily rot before they can grow roots). Rooting usually occurs within 3-5 weeks but with an unpredictable and usually low percentage of success..

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