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Cleistocactus samaipatanus
Specimen of Borzicactus(Cleistocactus) samaipatanus at the Huntington Botanical Desert Garden.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Cleistocactus
Species:
samaipatanus
Synonyms
  • Bolivicereus brevicaulis F.Ritter
  • Bolivicereus croceus F.Ritter
  • Bolivicereus rufus F.Ritter
  • Bolivicereus samaipatanus Cárdenas
  • Borzicactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) Kimnach
  • Cleistocactus samaipatensis (Cárdenas) D.R. Hunt

Cleistocactus samaipatanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall, it has multiple long, narrow columnar green stems with pale gold spines. It grows vigorously with large, pinky-red flowers in summer.

In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017). However, as it does not tolerate temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), it must be grown under glass, though it may be placed outside during the warm summer months.

Gallery

  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus
  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus 1

    University of California Botanical Garden

  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus cristata

    ’Cristata’

  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus 001

    KIT Botanical Garden

  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus 3
  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus f. cristata 01

    forma cristata

  • Cleistocactus samaipatanus f. cristata 02

    forma cristata

See also

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