Cleistocactus — Houseplants
Cleistocactus
Full sun, light watering — frost tender — shelter over winter.
- Plant out
- Apr
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H2
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 250–400 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
Growing notes
Grows to 2.5-4 metres. In flower June to August.
Safe around pets
This cactus is not poisonous, but its dense fine spines are painful and fiddly to pull out, so keep it out of reach of small hands.
→ NHS 111, or your GP.