The Spiky Spiral Staircase - The Prickly Fat Caterpillar
OK. We came up with these names. Because this special growth form of the Eulychnia is so rare that it has no real trivial names. But look at the plant: aren''t the names appropriate?
Eulychnia castanea spiralis is an absolute rarity! It is extremely rare to find as it grows very slowly
It has a columnar stem made up of tubers that grow in a distinctive swirling spiral. In between grow pointed, long, orange-brown spines, or to put it botanically correctly: thorns.
This unique rarity can grow up to 2 m tall. But don''t worry - the 2m will probably only live to see its heirs, as it takes several decades to grow to this size.
Name: Spiky Spiral Staircase - Prickly Caterpillar
Botanical name: Eulychnia castanea spiralis (or Ec varispiralis)
Origin: Chile
Pot size: 8.5cm
Total height: about 20-25cm
Location:
bright, warm window seat
like to be outdoors in summer, but slowly get used to the sun
Pour:
in summer a maximum of 1x per week
water significantly less during the resting phase in winter
Only water again when the soil is completely dry
Fertilization:
in summer every 3-4 weeks
do not fertilize in winter
