The monstrous shape of this cereus presents some anomalies such as asymmetries or lack of spines, which make the specimen unique in its kind. In the normal form this cactus has a shrub stem that with growth reaches even 10 m in height. Its bluish green stem, with the passage of time tends to lignify. Its branches are also bluish green, segmented and covered by numerous yellowish spines that then become dark. Its flowers are large and white, are nocturnal and bloom in mid-spring.