Mexican Fence Post Cactus Indoors

The stems are 9 10cm 3 4inches in diameter.

Mexican fence post cactus indoors.

Mexican fence post cactus image by palms4u the pachycereus marginatus is a slow growing plant with a height of between 3 7m 12ft and 6 1m 20ft. If frost is in the forecast cover the top of the cactus with an old t shirt foam cup or wash cloth. They look bold and trendy and apart from receiving bright indirect light and part sunlight they don t have other requirements. January 6 2020 at 5 43 am.

I have no idea how to go about this. A columnar cactus know for its graphical white margins. Maintenance plant the mexican fencepost in well draining soil and full sun with reflected heat or partial shade. Wikipedia commons cold temperatures mexican fencepost is frost sensitive.

Water sparingly in the winter as it does not grow in cold weather. In very cold zones a containerized mexican fencepost can be brought inside for the winter months. A healthy temperature range at night in the winter is 45 60 degrees fahrenheit 7 16 degrees celsius so a basement or a room that gets less heat would be suitable storage areas. So much so some would say it s a good lookin cactus.

Living cactus fences and the hardy mexican fence post cactus on sale october 2017 40 off the deep green columnar trunks of the mexican fence post catches the eyes. Rot proper watering is essential to the. But be careful to keep them out of the way of drafts away from leaky windows and off the floor near doors. Pachycereus marginatus mexican fence post cactus.

The cactus develops stout cylindrical stems with ribs over its lifetime. And mexican fence post lemaireocereus marginatus with bright. In the northern end of their grow zone mexican fencepost cactus should be brought indoors or protected during the winter months. Holiday cacti grown indoors such as christmas cactus won t bloom unless they get long nights and short days.

If you want to create a statement and make your home stylish try growing one of these large cactus plants indoors. When you receive your new cactus open your box carefully and water if dry. I hope this helps. It has small spikes along its ridges as with most cacti handle with care.

Cacti like cooler temperatures during their dormant period in the winter. They do so well and my mexican fence post cactus has give birth to many new cacti. My mexican fence post cacti have reached astounding heights and will need to be trimmed somehow sometime in the near ish future. Please take your time when opening.

This cactus can grow very tall when direct plant outdoors easily taller than a single story house although this can take around 100 years or so. Cactus showing signs of scale insect infection source.