Oreocereus celsianus

Old Man of the Mountain, Old Man of the Andes.
  • Cylindrical
  • Cylindrical
  • High
  • High
  • Over 1m
  • White
  • Sun or Part Shade
  • Sun or Part Shade
  • 63mm Pot

$7.99

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Features

Also Known as Old Man of the Mountain, Old Man of the Andes.
Habit A wonderful columnar cactus with thick, course, hair-like spines that look like an old man’s beard. Stems also have large rigid spines among the hair. Slow growing, but will get quite tall with age.
Height Stems can grow up to 3 metres tall.
Colour The stems are green, but can hardly be seen under all the white fuzz. The rigid spines are brown in colour.
Flowers Attractive, magenta coloured flowers appear at the top of each stem in spring.
Aspect Happy in either a full sun or part shade position.
Ouch Factor High - Spines are needle like and quite sharp. Handle with caution.
Uses An amazingly tall feature for a cactus garden, or can also be kept in a pot. Perfect for the avid collector.
Product Size Pot is 63mm in width and 60mm in height (+ height of plant). Plant comes fully established in pot.
Can be shipped to Due to quarantine restrictions, this item can only be shipped to areas within Western Australia (WA).

Features

Also Known as 
Old Man of the Mountain, Old Man of the Andes.
Habit 
A wonderful columnar cactus with thick, course, hair-like spines that look like an old man’s beard. Stems also have large rigid spines among the hair. Slow growing, but will get quite tall with age.
Height 
Stems can grow up to 3 metres tall.
Colour 
The stems are green, but can hardly be seen under all the white fuzz. The rigid spines are brown in colour.
Flowers 
Attractive, magenta coloured flowers appear at the top of each stem in spring.
Aspect 
Happy in either a full sun or part shade position.
Ouch Factor 
High - Spines are needle like and quite sharp. Handle with caution.
Uses 
An amazingly tall feature for a cactus garden, or can also be kept in a pot. Perfect for the avid collector.
Product Size 
Pot is 63mm in width and 60mm in height (+ height of plant). Plant comes fully established in pot.
Can be shipped to 
Due to quarantine restrictions, this item can only be shipped to areas within Western Australia (WA).
All plants come established in their pots, and are labelled with their botanical name, height, habit and the best sun position for optimal growth.
Plants may not be the exact ones pictured, but will be of a similar age and condition.

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Perth Metro Delivery Area

Postcodes:
6006 - 6026
6029
6050 - 6064
6066
6076
6090 - 6112
6147 - 6160
6162 - 6164

Friday delivery (ordering deadline Thursday 7am)
$15 flat fee | FREE delivery on orders over $100
Plants delivered in open box...
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WA Postage Area

Postcodes:
6000 - 6005
6027 - 6028
6030 - 6049
6065
6067 - 6075
6077 - 6089
6113 - 6046
6161
6165 - 6797
6800 - 6999

Posted Mondays (ordering deadline Sunday 4pm)
up to 18 plants - $24 | 19 to 30 plants - $27
31 to 48 plants - $51 | over 48 plants - $54
Plants posted in pots with soil secured...
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