Lophocereus schottii, the senita cactus, is a species of cactus from southern Arizona and north-western Mexico, particularly Baja California and Sonora. The senita cactus exhibits mutualism with the senita moth. The senita moth is the only nocturnal pollinator of the cactus, and the moth relies on the cactus as a host for reproduction.
Watering should be extremely minimal, as cacti in general store water for long periods of time and require very little.
Pachycereus schottii monstrosus cactus thrives in open, gravelly plains landscape. It also does well on a rocky hillside or alongside a body of water in the desert. Totem pole cactus likes a porous, rich, sandy well draining soil. Every couple of years, in the springtime, repot with new soil.
Lophocereus schottii var. monstrosus 'forma mieckleyanus' is a slow-growing usually trunkless cactus that forms numerous tall, ascending, columnar stems which branch at the base in a candelabra-like arrangement.
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