{"product_id":"peruvian-torch-cactus-cutting-trichocereus-peruvianus","title":"Peruvian Torch Cactus Cutting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrichocereus peruvianus\u003c\/em\u003e (trik-oh-SEER-ee-us peh-roo-vee-AH-nus) (syn. \u003cem\u003eTrichocereus macrogonus\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eEchinopsis macrogona\u003c\/em\u003e), the Peruvian torch, is a thick, chalky-blue column (glaucous), stouter than most, with stiff amber spines. Vigorous once established, it can reach 10 to 20 feet, leaning and branching with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative to the western Andean slopes of Peru, it is now treated as part of \u003cem\u003eTrichocereus macrogonus\u003c\/em\u003e and is one of the most sought-after blue columns in cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery cutting comes off mature mother plants we grow in full California sun, which is what thickens the skin and deepens the chalky blue this species is wanted for. We take tips rather than mid-sections, cut thick and true to type, then cure them until the end is callused and ready to root.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis listing is an \u003cstrong\u003eunrooted tip cutting\u003c\/strong\u003e, 10 to 12 inches long, a fresh, callused segment you root yourself. Like all our plants it ships bare-root, with no pot or soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold strictly as an ornamental specimen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thoughtful Pricks","offers":[{"title":"10-12\"","offer_id":43376157065264,"sku":"TPER-CUT-1012","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/4877\/0352\/files\/peruvian-torch-cuctus-12inch-cutting.jpg?v=1785975073","url":"https:\/\/thoughtfulpricks.com\/products\/peruvian-torch-cactus-cutting-trichocereus-peruvianus","provider":"Thoughtful Pricks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}