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Serra seal. Plain ring.

Bridgesii

Serra

Serra is reportedly a New Zealand named by the grower Lawrence Smith, who picked the name because nothing seen locally resembled it.

  • very blue
  • thick column
  • 2 m tall

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

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Character

Skin
Reportedly, new growth comes in very blue and , and stayed that way after three years outdoors.
Growth habit
Reportedly thick for its size, with plants reaching about 2 m tall.
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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