Cleistocactus - monkey's tail cactus
If you love an unusual cactus, this one's gor your name on it! It's easy to see why its common names are monkey tail and golden rat's tail, as it cascades hairily over the sides of a hanging basket, or trails down a boulder in the rockery.
If you're patient, you will get a cascading pot of tails; and if you're successful you'll enjoy bright vermilion rosette flowers on your mature plants.
Flower images : Leonora Enking ; mature plant images Ryan Somma ; Nat Johnson cropped to size.
Cleistocactus winteri subsp colademono, Hildewintera colademononis, Hildewintera aureispina, Winterocereus aureispinus, Borzicactus aureispinus - monkey's tail, golden rat tail
APPEARANCE : Clusters of trailing succulent stems covered in fine prickles and a coat of fine golden or white hairs to give the impression of a monkey tail. The colour of the hairs and the amount of droop/trail varies from plant to plant. Mature happy plants product satiny orange-red flowersORIGIN : Rare in the wild, found in high mountainous regions of South America
USE FOR : Hanging baskets and indoor pots; rockeries
CLIMATE : Protect from frost; drought hardy
PLANTING : Plant in free-draining soil in full sun or part shade for best results
CARE : Water carefully in spring-summer; push your thumb into the soil and if it is dry, water the plant. In winter when plants become dormant, reduce watering to once a month or so.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH : slowly to approx 30cm long.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
What is tubestock?
Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA |
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In Stock | in 8-12 weeks |