Stenocereus — 15 species
Botanical species in the genus Stenocereus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Stenocereus chacalapensis
Stenocereus chacalapensis
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
Stenocereus chacalapensis can tolerate a small amount of frost. The white flowers are fragrant, they open at night and remain open the following day.
Full cultivation guide →Stenocereus dumortieri
Stenocereus dumortieri
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
The flowers, although nocturnal, remain open well into the next day.
Full cultivation guide →Stenocereus fimbriatus
Stenocereus fimbriatus
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in the wild in open, sunny positins and also in the partial shade of the forest subcanopy. This cactus probably reproduces in the wild from stem fragments as well as seeds. The species is likely to be pollinated by bats.
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Stenocereus griseus
Stenocereus griseus
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
A plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics. Plants can only tolerate the lightest of frosts. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
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Stenocereus gummosus
Stenocereus gummosus
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
A plant mainly of the drier subtropics, just moving into drier tropical areas. The plant cannot take much frost. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.
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Stenocereus queretaroensis
Stenocereus queretaroensis
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
A plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics. Plants can only tolerate the lightest of frosts. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
Full cultivation guide →Stenocereus quevedonis
Stenocereus quevedonis
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
The flowers open of a night time, remaining open for part of the following day.
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Stenocereus stellatus
Stenocereus stellatus
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
Stenocereus stellatus is a plant of hot, dry regions in the tropics. The plant can take very little frost. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil.
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Stenocereus thurberi
Stenocereus thurberi
Family: Cactaceae
Cultivation
Stenocereus thurberi is a plant of drier areas in the tropics and subtropics. Plants can tolerate short periods with temperatures down to around -4°c so long as the weather is dry. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
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