Native to: Tropical South and East Africa. Growth habit: A woody, columnar upright bush. This plant can grow as tall as it's interior environment allows. Temps: Normal indoor temperatures. Cultural information: "Pencil Cactus" are a bizarre looking plant who's sap is poisonous. "Pencil Cactus" are quite easy to grow if placed in direct sunshine or very bright indirect light. Water sparingly maybe twice a month... allowing most of the soil mass to dry out. Feed monthly, spring through fall. When your plant becomes to tall, cut it back to the desired height. Wear gloves and a long sleeve shirt when pruning "Pencil Cactus". The sap may cause skin irritation. Be careful not to get the sap in your eyes.
My pencil cactus came in much fuller than what I had expected. That was a pleasant surprise. So far, I pay little to no attention to plant in terms of care. Happy with the way that it was packaged, all stems intact and well protected in the shipping box, along with other 4 plants that I had ordered. Keep coming back to Hirts for rare or hard to find plants! Love it.
Healthy and quick shipment. I’m very pleased with the plant and quality.
The plant came in packaged very well. I've repotted since and she seems to be doing well. I'm very impressed by shipping speed and quality of my purchased plants.
It's too early. Revisit
