1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Central America, South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
Desert, Temperate Regions
1.10 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.2 AHS Heat Zone
2.3 Sunset Zone
Not Available
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.4 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.3 Minimum Width
8.3 Plant Color
8.3.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Red, Orange, Salmon
8.3.3 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
8.3.6 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
8.3.8 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Not Available
9.1.1 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
9.4 Shape
9.4.1 Leaf Shape
9.6 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
10.3 Growing Conditions
10.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
10.3.2 Growth Rate
10.5.1 Type of Soil
10.5.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.6.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.7.1 Bloom Time
Not Available
Spring, Summer
10.7.2 Repeat Bloomer
10.8 Tolerances
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
11.2 How to Plant?
Root Division
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
Reduce watering in winter
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
11.5.2 Soil Type
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Not Available
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
No Medicinal Use
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2 Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
silver torch or wooly torch
14.2.1 In Hindi
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2.2 In German
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2.3 In French
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2.4 In Spanish
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2.5 In Greek
Sina
cleistocactus strausii
14.2.6 In Portuguese
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
14.2.7 In Polish
Sina
cleistocastus strausii
14.2.8 In Latin
Sina
Cleistocactus strausii
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
15.5 Family
15.6 Genus
Stenocereus
Cleistocactus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
15.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
Trichocereeae
15.9 Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Cactoideae
15.10 Number of Species