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Myrtillocactus geometrizans

Blue Candle Cactus, Bilberry Cactus, Whortleberry Cactus
Size
ex 1L pots - tall
Availability: Sold Out
£12.99
Quick Overview
  • Tall, branching candleabra-shaped cactus
  • Sculptural form with distinctive blue bloom on the stems
  • Edible berries
  • Sunny aspect and free-draining alkaline substrate
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Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Blue Candle Cactus is a tall branching columnar cactus with a widespread range across Mexico. It has a distinctive appearance with 5 or 6 wide ribs, diminutive spines on widely spaced areolae and an attractive blue powdery bloom on its stems. Myrtillocactus geometrizans is a fast-growing cactus that starts life as a tall solitary stem then begins to develop a branching habit creating an attractive architectural candleabra-like shape. It is one of the easiest and most-rewarding of cacti to grow but must have a free-draining substrate and be kept warm and dry in winter.

Myrtillocactus geometrizans produces small greenish-white flowers when still quite young and these are followed by edible berries resembling Billberries from whence it gets some of its other common names.

A low-maintenance houseplant that complements modern decor and fits in well with most interiors.


Additional Information

Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae
Sub-Family Cactoideae
Synonyms Cereus geometrizans, Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. grandiareolatus, Myrtillocactus grandiareolatus
Geographical Origin Mexico
Cultivation Freely-draining gritty alkaline substrate. Sunny aspect. Can be kept outdoors in the summer months and brought indoors in autumn. Watch for snails if outdoors and mealy bugs, particularly when in indoors over winter
Eventual Height 2m in cultivation (taller in habitat)
Eventual Spread 1m
Hardiness Cold tolerant but not frost hardy. Usually as a houseplant in a warm aspect but also endures a cool frost-free glasshouse - ideally with a fleece covering for safety
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Blue Candle Cactus, Bilberry Cactus, Whortleberry Cactus
Size
ex 1L pots - tall
Availability: Sold Out
£12.99
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