Cleistocactus samaipatanus(Cárdenas ) D.R.Hunt
Bolivicereus samaipatanus , Borzicactus samaipatanus , Echinopsis samaipatana
Family : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : TrichocereeaeGenus : Cleistocactus
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The specific epithet " samaipatanus " ( pronounced " surface-to-air missile - my - PAT - a - nus " ) mean " of or fromSamaipata " and come to to the eccentric neighbourhood of this species .
Cleistocactus samaipatanusis aboriginal toBolivia . It is widespread in the lowlands of the Santa Cruz department at altitudes roam from 3,280 to 6,560 feet ( 1,000 to 2,000 m ) .
Cleistocactus samaipatanusis a columniform cactus with lime green halt that have 14 to 17 rib lined with clump of pale yellow spine . It can maturate up to 5 feet ( 1.5 m ) marvellous . Each areole behave 13 to 22 inadequate radial spines measuring up to 1.2 column inch ( 3 cm ) long .
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The brilliant red to pinkish blossom appear in summertime , reaching up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in distance and 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) in diameter . The fruit are spherical , red with lily-white and browned fleece , and contain blackish - dark-brown or black-market source . They can grow up to 0.4 inch ( 1 cm ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
prefer a location that gets full sun and has well - drainingsoil . During the give and summer , water yourCleistocactuswhen the top inch ( 2.5 cm ) of soil dry out out . deoxidise watering to every five weeks during the drop if the ground dries out . In winter , keep Cleistocactus juiceless , or the moist ground combined with the cool temperatures and quiescency may get the roots to rot . fecundate Cleistocactus with a humble - nitrogen fertilizer during the alive maturation period . A slow - release fertiliser utilise in the spring will be sufficient for the class .
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It is possible to propagate by cutting a small-scale branch from aCleistocactusand rooting it , but this unavoidably leave a disfiguring cicatrix near the main stem ’s base .
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