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Hellraiser seal. Plain ring.

Bridgesii

Hellraiser

Hellraiser is reportedly a heavily spined named for exactly that.

  • sun responsive
  • shade softens
  • bridgesii form

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

At a glance

Origin

Jackson Marchant named the US clone; James Buchanan independently used the same name in Australia

In the yard

Character

Notes
is reportedly the headline trait: grown hard in strong sun the plant produces thick, aggressive spines.
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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