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Cleistocactus samaipatanus is a columnar cactus native to rocky outcrops in Bolivia, forming upright, branched clumps up to about 1.5 m tall with pinkish-red tubular flowers in summer. Give it full sun, sharp drainage and very sparing water.
Cleistocactus samaipatanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia.
Cleistocactus samaipatanus is widespread in the rock outcrops in the lowlands of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz in the province of Florida, Cordillera and Vallegrande and Luis Calvo province of Chuquisaca Department at altitudes of 1000 to 2000 meters.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cleistocactus samaipatanus 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.
