Espostoa Lanata - Old Man Cactus - Cotton Ball - Snowball Cactus - 25 Seeds

Espostoa lanata is a columnar cactus. it is a densely hairy species, covered by a warm woolly coat and well adapted to high altitudes. . It is widespread in its habitat and quite variable in size and spines, and for this reason it has received several names. The plant is a column up to 7 meters tall in the wild, but only 3 meters when cultivated. The diameter is from 5 to 20 cm. There are 18 to 25 ribs. The ribs and the sharp are mainly hidden by tissue woolly. It branches only after several years. It flowers at night from a lateral cephalium after several years. Woolly hairs have been used for pillow filling in Peru.