Maintaining San Pedro cactus

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The San Pedro cactus forms a very beautiful flower with good care. To do this, however, you need to keep your plant cool for the winter months so that it can maintain its natural dormant phase.

In the wild, the San Pedro cactus can grow up to six meters high.
In the wild, the San Pedro cactus can grow up to six meters high.

The San Pedro cactus Its scientific name is Echinopsis pachanoi and comes from South America, where it grows in the wild mainly in Ecuador and Peru, where it can reach heights of several meters. It forms many individual shoots that grow vertically upwards and, compared to other cacti, have only a few spines.

How to care for your San Pedro cactus

  • The San Pedro cactus needs a bright and sunny spot on a windowsill. He likes to spend the summer outside in the garden, but he does not tolerate low temperatures, so bring him back into the house in good time in autumn. Under no circumstances should he get frost.
  • Like other cacti, the San Pedro cactus needs little water and should be watered sparingly. You should therefore always wait until the soil in the pot has dried out and do not leave any water in the planter or saucer. as fertilizer a commercially available cactus fertilizer is suitable.
  • The San Pedro cactus can grow quite quickly under good conditions and may soon need a larger pot. It is best to use cactus soil when repotting, because it is very permeable, so that no waterlogging can develop, which would damage your cactus.

The plant in winter

  • In winter the San Pedro cactus takes a rest phase, which it prefers to spend in a bright and cool, but frost-free room. During this time you should water it very sparingly and no longer fertilize it.
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  • If you want to put your cactus outside again in spring, you should first choose a place that is not too sunny, because it has to slowly get used to the direct sun again.
  • After a cool winter, the San Pedro cactus, with a bit of luck, will form white flowers in early summer, which open at night and have a good smell. These flowers can be up to 20 centimeters in diameter and usually form at the top of the shoots.

Incidentally, the San Pedro cactus is also sold under its old name Trichocereus pachanoi.

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