Xerophyte

Description

Oreocereus celsianusSN|5952]]SN|5952]] (a.k.a the old man of the Andes) is a columnar, cactus growing in clumps that, in the wild, may reach and exceed 3 m of height. The cultivar 'Brown-black Hairs' is distinguished from the type species for its dense brown, or black hairs (not white), all the other characteristics are identical, namely size and form of branches and spines, size and colour of flowers, size of fruit etc.It is difficult to see the shape of the ribbed stem, as it is thickly clothed with dark silky hairs.