About Cleistocactus

Cleistocactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

cleistocactus strausii, cleistocactus winteri, cleistocactus samaipatanus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Reduce watering in winter

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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90% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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1% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEISTOCACTUS

7.2 Common Name

Cleistocactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleistocactus

7.2.2 In German

Cleistocactus

7.2.3 In French

Cleistocactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cleistocactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleistocactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cleistocactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Kleistokaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleistocactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleistocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Cleistocactus

Want to know the properties of Cleistocactus? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cleistocactus is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Cleistocactus Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Cleistocactus Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cleistocactus. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Cleistocactus physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Succulent. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red, Orange and Salmon
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Cleistocactus

Taking Cleistocactus Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Cleistocactus include pruning, which should be done No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Cleistocactus

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cleistocactus is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Cleistocactus is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: cleistocactus strausii, cleistocactus winteri, cleistocactus samaipatanus. This plant's habitat is Not Available and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.