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Flat gray light and no shadows: a gray-green piece stood upright in a gloved hand, its broad ribs nearly bare except for a few short bristles near the tip and the cut base flaring where it was taken; leaf litter and black nursery trays lie behind.
Growing

Fool's Breath (4 wind)

Also written as Fools Breath, Fool's Breath, 4 wind

A named clone in the yard. The last cutting off it was a long 4-wind — four ribs instead of the usual six or seven.

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Nothing off this one is listed at the moment. It's growing in the yard and gets cut when it's ready.

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Species group
Other Trichocereus
Photographed since
May 2026
Photographs
3 on this page

What it looks like

Ribs
The last cutting off it was a long 4-wind, four ribs instead of the usual six or seven.

Photographs

My own pictures of this plant, taken in the yard.

  • May 2026

  • May 2026

  • Four ribs, counted straight down the end. · May 2026

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