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  Stenocereus marginatus
(Syn: Pachycereus marginatus)
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Stenocereus marginatus
Very neat, straight up and down column, sometimes branching cactus
with small spines along linear rows up and down the plant.
 

Description: Upright and clumping, stiff and imposing, columnar cactus. In the wild, basally branching with unbranched stems, up to 1.5 tall, cultivated, they are columnar, up to 4 m tall or more;
Stems: Erected to 5-10(-20) cm thick, dark green. The epidermis surface is slightly rough to the feel, like sandpaper.
Ribs: 5 to 7 (or more), 2 cm high.
Areoles: White, glandular, mostly about 1cm apart, confluent forming an uninterrupted longitudinal line.
Spines: 1 yellowish central spine up to 1 cm long. 5-9(14) short radials. The spines are longer in the juvenile specimens, while are very short in the mature branches.
Flowers: Pink to greenish, up to 2 in each areole, 3 to 4 cm inches long .
Blooming season: Spring
Fruit: Spiny, yellowish to reddish, up to 4 cm in diameter, and rather dry in late spring to early summer. The many seeds are black.
 

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Stenocereus marginatus (DC.) A. Berger & F. Buxbaum, Published in: Botanische Studien 12: 100, 1961

Origin:  Central Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Mexico D.F Hidalgo, Oaxaca) cultivated all over Mexico

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Common name:  Mexican organ pipe cactus, Organ Pipe, Organo, Jarritos

Synonyms:

  • Pachycereus marginatus (A.P.de Candolle) Britton et Rose 1909
  • Marginatocereus marginatus (A.P.deCandolle) Backeberg 1942
  • Lemaireocereus marginatus (A.P.deCandolle) Berger 1929
  • Cereus marginatus
  • Cereus gemmatus
  • Pachycereus marginatus var. gemmatus
 





 

Cultivation: Stenocereus marginatus is easy to grow but  not very cold hardy (Resistant as low as -4°C for a short time).
Sun Exposure: Outside full sun, inside needs bright light, and some direct sun.. Need a fertile, well drained soil mix. In summer water the plants well and allow them to dry before watering again. During winter month, put them in a cool luminous place and encourage them to enter winter dormancy by withholding water and fertiliser over the winter as they will etiolate, or become thin, due to lower levels of light. They are susceptible to fungal diseases if overwatered, but are not nearly as sensitive as many other cacti, especially in warm weather. If kept damp through cold periods, they will invariably suffer.
Plants grown outdoor in the ground produces exceptional amounts of growth, often more than 1 m each year if kept well fed and watered throughout the warmest months, particularly if it has been acclimatised to accept full sun.

Propagation: Cutting or from seed. The seeds are quite easy to germinate and grow. Their main requirements consist of high humidity levels, free-draining soil mix, and enough water, light, and nutrition

USES:

  • Defensive barriers: The stems are exceptionally straight, in Mexico, where it is extensively cultivated, they are often used to make live fences (a wall of these is hard to get through and/or see through). It is also useful to built effective wind break barrier.

  • Landscape use: Specimen or focal point in the landscape, desert landscape design themes, similar to Organ Pipe cactus, but with a cleaner, sleek appearance. Not for use in small spaces. There are many cultivated varieties.

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