Plant Database
San Pedro Cactus
Trichocereus / Echinopsis pachanoi
The San Pedro Cactus is a fast-growing, majestic columnar cactus with deep cultural significance. It features multiple blue-green to green ribs with small, spaced-out spines. Known for its rapid vertical growth and large, spectacular, nocturnal white flowers, it is used both as a dramatic landscape specimen in frost-free areas and a popular container plant. It is also known for its traditional uses.
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A fast-growing, multi-ribbed columnar cactus that can branch from the base.
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Stems are blue-green with 6-8 rounded ribs and small, light-colored spines.
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Produces large, fragrant, white, nocturnal flowers near the top of the stems in summer.
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Moderately cold tolerant (brief exposure to mid-20s °F) but prefers frost-free climates.
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Widely grown as an ornamental specimen, hedge, or container plant.
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Has a long history of traditional and ceremonial use in its native Andes.