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Cleistocactus morawetzianus is a columnar cactus from the Andean valleys of Peru, growing shrubby and branched up to about 2 m tall. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil and sparing water, and is cold-sensitive.
Cleistocactus morawetzianus is a species of columnar cactus in the genus Cleistocactus, endemic to Peru.
Cleistocactus morawetzianus is found in the Río Mantaro and Río Apurimac valley of the Peruvian regions of Junín, Huancavelica, Ayacucho and Apurímac at altitudes of 2200 to 3000 meters.
Cephalocleistocactus · Firecracker Cactus · Cleistocactus brookeae · Old man of the mountain · Cleistocactus candelilla · Cleistocactus dependens · Cleistocactus glaucus · Cleistocactus hildegardiae · Cleistocactus hyalacanthus · Cleistocactus laniceps · Cleistocactus luribayensis · Cleistocactus orthogonus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cleistocactus morawetzianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
