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Bridge Kai seal. Monstrose growth.

Bridgesii

Bridge Kai

Also written as Kai, Kia

Bridge Kai is a Trichocereus bridgesii.

  • semi-monstrose

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

At a glance

Species

Trichocereus bridgesii

syn. Echinopsis lageniformis

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Reportedly, runs green to blue-gray; spines come in long and brown, then pale toward white as they age.

One grower reports keeping a variegated mutation of it.

Species: Australian .

A variegated sport of it is reported to be circulating in Australia.

European nurseries, Haage Kakteen among them, have reportedly offered of it.

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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