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Dildo Cactus Pilosocereus<br />

royenii<br />

19<br />

6 Seeds, <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>rescue</strong>d<br />

seedlings.<br />

Seedlings lifted with<br />

humus attached to<br />

roots, <strong>and</strong> potted<br />

gently on top <strong>of</strong><br />

ProMix, s<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />

local soil blend.<br />

Seedlings appeared<br />

as volunteers in old<br />

potting mix.<br />

JNCC- RESCUE AND COLLECTION OF ENDEMIC AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES FOR<br />

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION/Project Completion Report/DECR-TCIG<br />

<strong>plant</strong>s varied from<br />

having just sprouted<br />

to 17 cm tall.<br />

Potted <strong>plant</strong>s are<br />

ungainly <strong>and</strong> fall over<br />

easily <strong>and</strong> so require<br />

tying or bracing to a<br />

post or fence.<br />

Susceptible to a round<br />

scale insect;<br />

application <strong>of</strong> soap<br />

spray left on <strong>for</strong> 2<br />

hours then washed <strong>of</strong>f<br />

carefully controls this<br />

problem.<br />

CITES App II

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