Record-breaking cactus grows to new heights

January 23, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:43 am IST - DHARWAD:

A cactus plant grown in the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences campus here is all set to create a new record.

The cactus had earlier entered the Guinness Book of World Records when it grew to 78.8 feet in June, 2010.

In the last four years, the plant has grown further and is now 105.8 ft tall.

Planted on August 15, 2002, the plant, belonging to Cactaceae family, has no leaves.

It has flowers, upto 20 cm long, which are funnel-shaped and white in colour, turning brownish when withered.

The flowering season is from March to October with maximum flowering in September.

The college authorities have erected a tower to support the plant at the top, they said. The earlier world record was held by a cactus in Narayanpur of Dharwad.

The cactus grown at Pandit Munji’s house in Narayanpur was 72 feet tall when it made an entry into the Guinness Book in 2004.

Now that plant has been reduced to 56 feet.

The plant had entered Guinness Book of World Records in 2010

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