Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademono - Monkey Tail Cactus trailing autumn Toxicity Non toxic Coming

autumn Toxicity Non toxic Coming soon

Small (2-3cm) greenish flowers bloom in spring

Fenestraria aurantiaca

curving stems

but not wet

Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademono - Monkey Tail Cactus trailing autumn Toxicity Non toxic ComingThe Monkey's Tail Cactus (Cleistocactus winteri subs. colademono) is an attractive epilithic species, that grows hanging from steep rock faces in its native Bolivia. Formerly Hildewintera colademononis, this cactus has trailing bright green yellow stems with long, soft hair like spines. These spines start off yellowish and turn whiter as the stem grows, resembling a tail. It is the hairy stems that give the plant the name Monkey Tail Cactus. It