Cleistocactus strausii (Heese) Backeb
Growth Habits: Columnar plant solitary or branching from the base
Scientific name; Cleistocactus strausii
Common names: Silver Torch Cactus.
Synonym: Cereus strausii, Borzicactus strausii, Pilocereus strausii, Denmoza strausii
Etymology: Cleistos. From the Greek, meaning closed. As in the genus Cleistocactus whose flowers seldom fully open.
Strausii - For Strauss
Origin: Mountain regions of Southern Bolivia and Northern Argentina.
Light: Full sun to light shade.
Compost. A free draining standard cactus mix.
Water: Regular water in spring to autumn.
Flower: Flowers red to crimson hardly opening
Min temp: Hardy to 25°F (-4°C), for short periods.will not survive in an unheated environment in the UK
Cultivation: Easy to grow columnar plant, if grown well will exceed 1 metre in a few years.
References. http://www.desert-tropicals.com
http://www.cactiguide.com/etymology_genera/
http://www.cactuspedia.info
images by Daiv Freeman.
other information by Neville Morton
another image showing flowers
November 2009 Cleistocactus strausii
November 2009 Cleistocactus strausii
incurable cactoholic
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
growing rebutia's with a mix of others.