Trichocereus peruvianus ‘Rosei 1’ (Peruvian Torch)
Lot ECHI-PERU-ROSEI1-01 1 of 1 the exact plant pictured
$145.00
- Plant: Trichocereus peruvianus Rosei 1
- Cultivation: unrooted cutting, ungrafted
- Size: about 13 in (33 cm) long
- Also known as: Peruvian torch cactus
- Lineage: Field collection, Victoria, Australia
- Listing: one-of-a-kind, the exact stem in the photograph
- Grown: our own mother plant, grown outdoors in Orange County
In stock
This is the exact stem pictured, cut from our own mother plant.
- Flat $12 shipping anywhere in the United States, for one plant or several.
- Ships within 1 to 3 business days and usually arrives 2 to 5 business days later.
- All sales are final. If a plant arrives dead, email photos of the plant and packaging within a couple of days. Shipping and returns
- 237 plants sold
- Grown in Orange County, California
- Artificially propagated, never wild-collected
Description
Type: Unrooted, callused cutting, ungrafted · Length: about 13 in · The exact stem pictured
Peruvian torch Rosei 1 is one of two Rosei clones near the top of most Trichocereus wish lists, and this listing is a single 13 inch cutting of it, for sale as the exact stem in the photo. It is cut from our own mother plant and ships unrooted and ungrafted.
The story behind Peruvian torch Rosei 1
Rosei 1 and Rosei 2 both came out of the Field collection in Victoria, Australia, a name often written as Fields. Mr Field bought one of the twelve shares Harry Blossfeld sold to fund his South American collecting expedition, and a share of the plants it brought back was his return. The Rosei clones reached Australia in those early days of the cactus trade and have been passed on as cuttings ever since.
The name is older than the plants. Cereus rosei was published in 1931 as a replacement name for Trichocereus peruvianus, so rosei is a synonym rather than a species of its own. Old cactus literature used it for very blue forms of the Peruvian torch, the plants many growers now file under Trichocereus macrogonus. Because the name never stood as a separate species, collectors treat Rosei 1 and Rosei 2 as commercial clones.
Where in South America the original plants were collected was never recorded.
They look strikingly like the Matucana Peruvian torches of central Peru traded as Icaro DNA, and like Sharxx Blue, which may share that origin. Similar plants grow in other parts of Peru as well, though, so the resemblance alone cannot place them.
Rosei 1 or Rosei 2
Rosei 1 usually carries shorter spines than Rosei 2 and a more glaucous, blue skin, while Rosei 2 is known for massive spines. Growing conditions shift both traits a great deal, so treat the difference as a tendency rather than a reliable test. On the Rosei clones the spines run yellow to dark brown, often tipped black, old spines turn grey, and the areoles sit in fine white wool. The stem in our photo shows the dusky blue-green skin and the clean, evenly spaced ribs the clone is known for.
The accepted botany sits under the Kew record for Echinopsis macrogona, where POWO now files Trichocereus peruvianus, and our Echinopsis peruviana species page covers the Peruvian torch in depth.
How we grow it
At rarecactus.com we grow our Trichocereus mother plants outdoors in full sun in Orange County, California, in a 50/50 soil mix of organic and inorganic material. Every Rosei 1 cutting we sell comes off our own plant of the clone. None are grafted, and none are seedlings sold under the name.
When your Peruvian torch Rosei 1 cutting arrives
Look at the base first. A dry, hard callus means it is ready to root. If the cut still feels soft, give it a few more days standing upright in bright shade.
Let it root in a dry area, standing upright and staked if it leans, in bright indirect light, and hold off on water completely until roots form. That usually takes a few weeks in warm weather and longer in cool months. Once it has roots, pot it in a 50/50 soil mix of organic and inorganic material, begin light watering and bring the cutting into fuller sun step by step. From there the Peruvian torch is an easy grower that wants generous water in summer and a dry rest in winter.
Provenance and legality
Trichocereus, like most cacti, is listed on CITES Appendix II, and this is cultivated nursery stock grown in the United States. San Pedro and its relatives are legal to own as ornamental plants in all fifty states, and our state-by-state legality guide cites the statute for each. See more clones in the Peruvian torch cactus for sale collection, or explore the genus on the Echinopsis encyclopedia hub.
Questions before you buy
What exactly arrives?
The exact stem pictured, cut from our own mother plant and shipped unrooted, as cuttings are. The lot number under the title is its record.
How does it ship?
From our greenhouse in Orange County, California, within 1 to 3 business days, for a flat $12 anywhere in the United States. It usually arrives 2 to 5 business days later.
Is it legal to own?
Yes. Every plant we sell is artificially propagated, cut from our own mother plants, with no wild collection at any stage. CITES rules apply to international trade, and we sell within the United States only, so no export permit is involved.
What if it arrives dead?
All sales are final, because each plant is a living one of a kind. If it arrives dead, take clear photos of the plant and the packaging within a couple of days of delivery and tell us. If anything else about the order is not right, say so and we will help where we can.
Growing Echinopsis
Echinopsis are vigorous South American cacti, most of them Andean columns, and they want full sun, a free-draining 50/50 soil mix, generous summer water and a dry winter rest.
- Sun exposure
- Full sun, acclimatised
- Full sun, acclimatised gradually after winter, keeps growth firm. Light afternoon shade helps in the hottest climates, and E. pachanoi tolerates bright filtered light.
- Watering
- Generous, weekly in heat
- Water generously from spring to autumn, weekly in peak summer heat, letting the mix dry between soaks. Keep plants dry or nearly dry through winter, especially below 10°C.
- Soil
- 50/50 organic/mineral
- Half organic, half inorganic: cactus soil cut about 50/50 with pumice, granite grit or lava. That is richer than most succulents take, and it is how we grow our Trichocereus.
- Cold tolerance
- Cold hardy, no freezing
- Cold hardy, but cannot handle freezing temperatures. Protect plants before any frost, and keep them dry through cold spells, since wet cold does the most damage.
- Container
- Deep and stable
- Deep, stable pots for the big columnar species, whose root systems are extensive; repot yearly while young. Spreading E. chamaecereus suits a shallow pan or hanging basket.
- Growth rate
- Fast for cacti
- Fast for cacti. E. pachanoi adds 30 to 60 cm a year in good conditions, E. lageniformis 15 to 30 cm, and E. chamaecereus clumps up quickly.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
Flat $12 shipping anywhere in the United States, for one plant or several. Orders ship within 1 to 3 business days and usually arrive 2 to 5 business days later. Every plant is packed by hand to travel safely.
Returns
Every plant we sell is alive, so all sales are final and we do not accept returns or exchanges. If a plant arrives dead, take clear photos of the plant and the packaging within a couple of days of delivery and email support@rarecactus.com. If anything else about your order is not right, tell us and we will help where we can.
