Myrtillocactus Geometrizans cristate

Water:

April-September: 1 x every 2 weeks*

October-March: 1x per month *

*This is only for a sunny location

Light: sunny

Nutrition: 1x per month (May-September)

The Myrtillocactus Geometrizans is originally a columnar cactus. But these beautiful Myrtillocactus Geometrizans cristate cacti grow in beautiful comb shapes. This means that no two cactus grow the same and you get truly unique shapes.

The Myrtillocactus Geometrizans is a beautiful blue colored column cactus with short brown spines. In nature, this beautiful column cactus can be found in a large area in Mexico. Here the Myrtillocactus Geometrizans grows in subtropical forest areas, dry grasslands and desert plains.

When the Myrtillocactus Geometrizans grows larger, it branches a lot. This cactus can grow into a true candlestick-shaped tree of 5 meters tall. Although this cactus can grow quite large, its flowers are relatively small. The flowers are white-green in color and grow to about 3.5 cm. When the Myrtillocactus Geometrizans is 60 cm tall, it can start flowering. When the flowers are fertilized, small dark red sweet fruits appear.