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Blue Meanie seal. Plain ring.

Bridgesii

Blue Meanie

Blue Meanie is reportedly a blue-green bridgesii-type found in San Jose, California by Wisdom Cretan and circulating widely since about 2019.

  • intense glaucous blue

BridgesiiNamed clone: One original plant and every cutting taken from it, given a name by a grower.

At a glance

Origin

Reportedly circulating widely from about 2019.

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Species: associated with the .

It reportedly began circulating widely around 2019.

The name may have been applied to more than one Californian plant.

Character

  • slow and steady to fast grower: this one leans toward fast grower, read from the growth line below.
Skin
Reportedly a distinct blue-green surface that turns intensely in good conditions.
Growth habit
It is reportedly sensitive to moisture and quick to develop fungal spotting.
Drawing of a bridgesii-type column: slim, with few ribs, areoles set widely apart and long needle spines.
A Bridgesii column, drawn — not a photograph of this plant.

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