Pachycereus Species, Senita Cactus, Totem Pole Cactus

Central Phoenix -- Totem pole cactus is a great garden plant for Phoenix, whatever taxonomy you adhere to (see Xenomorf comment). I have...Read More several plants from partial shade to full sun and every-other-week summer water to little water in addition to natural precipitation. All of them do well. Unlike some columnar cacti, totem pole puts out arms sparingly, so it retains a relatively narrow footprint. I have used Styrofoam caps on small plants, but not on larger ones, and over a 25-year period I have never experienced freeze damage on my totem pole cacti.

Other synonyms include: Cereus schottii f. monstrose, Pilocereus schottii f. monstrose, Cereus sargentianus var. monstrosus, Cereus sa...Read Morergentianus f. monstrose, Pilocereus sargentianus var. monstrosus, Pilocereus sargentianus f. monstrose, Lophocereus sargentianus var. monstrosus, Lophocereus sargentianus f. monstrose, Cereus schottii var. australis f. monstrose, Pilocereus schottii var. australis f. monstrose, Lophocereus australis var. monstrosus, Lophocereus australis f. monstrose, Lophocereus schottii var. australias f. monstrose, Cereus mieckleyanus var. monstrosus, Cereus mieckleyanus f. monstrose, Lemaireocereus mieckleyanus var. monstrosus, Lemaireocereus mieckleyanus f. monstrose, Lophocereus mieckleyanus var. monstrosus, Lophocereus mieckleyanus f. monstrose, Lophocereus schottii var. tenuis f. monstrosus.

The most recent and correct classification is Pachycereus schottii f. monstrose