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Clesiocactus winteri
Golden Rat Tail Cactus
Origin: Argentina to Uruguay.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Clesiocactus |
| Species |
| winteri |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Hildewintera aureispina |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hanging baskets, potted indoor plant, outdoor potted patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in well-draining, loose gravelly, loamy or sandy soils in full sun to partial shade. Full sun encourages flower growth. |
| Shape |
| Low clumping to spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Scale and mealybugs. |
| Habitat |
| Dry rocky outcroppings. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thin spines cover the plant and resemble a dense hairy coating. |
| Flower Description |
| Open cup-shaped blooms with lanceolate-pointed petals and pronounced pistils. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green succulent, reddish-brown spines and coral red to ruby red blooms with yellow pistils. |
| Texture Description |
| Hair-like spines. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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