Life Span
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Origin
Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
Columnar Cacti
Number of Varieties
50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Orange, Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Thorns
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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Cactus Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
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91% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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31% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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20% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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37% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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22% - Cactus Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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47% - Cactus Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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7% - Cactus Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
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3% - Cactus Garden Plants
Invasive
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1% - Cactus Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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12% - Cactus Garden Plants
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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51% - Cactus Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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54% - Cactus Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Cleistocactus strausii
Common Name
silver torch or wooly torch
In Hindi
Cleistocactus strausii
In German
Cleistocactus strausii
In French
Cleistocactus strausii
In Spanish
Cleistocactus strausii
In Greek
cleistocactus strausii
In Portuguese
Cleistocactus strausii
In Polish
cleistocastus strausii
In Latin
Cleistocactus strausii
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Cleistocactus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Trichocereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Number of Species
20
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27800
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