Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis”

Cereus jamacaru Spiralis 1

Spiral Cereus, Queen of the Night

Specifics

Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis” can grow up to 4 meters high.

Spiral Cereus
The larger the Spiral Cereus gets, the more “curvy” it appears. The left specimen is 10 centimeters high and the right 25 centimeters.

Lighting

Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis” does best at locations that give it sun for at least 3 hours a day. It tolerates the hot afternoon sun of summer, but can also do well with a spot where it gets sun only in the morning or evening.

If he is going to spend the summer on the balcony or in the garden, then he must be slowly acclimated to the sun that is no longer filtered through a window.

Soil

Standard cactus soil is suitable, as well as mineral or semi-mineral mixtures with pumice gravel or lava gravel, clay granules, bird sand.

I use a mix that is made up of half peat-free vegetable soil and half mineral components (pumice gravel, bird sand and acadama).

Watering

Allow the substrate to nearly dry oder dry out before watering again. Waterlogging, that is, when the water stands for days in the saucer, the Spiral Cereus does not tolerate.

In winter, it should be watered sparingly and in small sips.

Cereus jamacaru Spiralis

Feeding

The first year after purchase or repotting Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis” does not need to be feeded. Thereafter, it can receive liquid fertilizer from spring to fall. Every 4th to 8th week. There is no harm in forgetting to fertilize occasionally.

Temperature

To keep it in shape and to avoid leggy stems, it is better to overwinter Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis” in a cool to temperate place. It should not be kept at temperatures above 15 °C in winter.

If you can not give it a cool place, you should still water it only a little and keep the substrate mostly dry, so that it stops growing.

Propagation

The Spiral Cereus can be grown from cuttings.

Cereus jamacaru Spiralis
It is easy to get hurt by the yellow or brown thorns. Therefore, when repotting Cereus jamacaru “Spiralis” it is better to wear gloves.