Browningia candelaris SEEDS - rare chilenian cactus

Browningia candelaris seeds grow into the candle cactus — a majestic, tree-like, candelabra-branching cactus native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of Peru. The genus Browningia honours Webster E. Browning (1869–1942), Director of the Instituto Inglés, Santiago, Chile. The epithet candelaris means 'candle-like' (from Latin candela = candle), referring to the tall, upright, candelabra-branching form. Produces a blue-grey waxy trunk to 6 m; the lower trunk is heavily spined while the upper branches have reduced spination in the reproductive zone; large nocturnal white flowers; two subspecies are recognised: subsp. candelaris and subsp. icaensis (from the Ica region). Cold-tolerant at altitude. Frost-tender at low altitude. Family Cactaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant at altitude; western Andean Peru conditions.

• 'Candelaris' = candle-like (Latin candela; tall upright candelabra trunk to 6 m; spined lower trunk, reduced spination upper branches); Peru; 2 subspecies
• Tree-like to 6 m; blue-grey waxy trunk; heavily spined lower trunk; reduced spineless upper branches; nocturnal white flowers; Peru; cold-tolerant at altitude
• Peru — desert/dry shrubland biome; western Andes; 2 subspecies: candelaris and icaensis; candle cactus; majestic candelabra form
• Genus Browningia: ~11 species; Colombia to Peru; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales
• Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant at altitude; blue-grey waxy trunk; candelabra form; Cactaceae

Browningia candelaris — the candle cactus — is one of the most impressive cacti of the western Andes: the tall, blue-grey, candelabra-branching trunk, with its armoured lower section and spineless reproductive upper zone, dominates the Peruvian desert landscape.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.