Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda SEEDS

Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda seeds grow into the fox’s tail cactus a scrambling, semi-pendent columnar cactus native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of Bolivia. The epithet vulpis-cauda means ‘fox’s tail’ (from Latin vulpis = fox + cauda = tail), referring to the densely bristled, arching to pendant stems that resemble a fox’s bushy tail. Produces semi-erect to arching, densely spined stems; 17 ribs; numerous fine white to yellow-brown spines giving a dense, bristly appearance; orange-red tubular flowers. Cold-tolerant. Family Cactaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; Bolivian conditions.

• ‘Vulpis-cauda’ = fox’s tail (Latin; densely bristled arching-pendant stems like a fox’s bushy tail diagnostic character); Bolivia; desert/dry shrubland; cold-tolerant
• Semi-erect to arching-pendant; densely spined; numerous fine spines; orange-red tubular flowers; Bolivia; cold-tolerant; fox’s tail appearance
• Bolivia desert/dry shrubland biome; fox’s tail cactus; densely bristled pendant stems
• Genus Cleistocactus: ~45 species; Bolivia to Argentina; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales
• Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-tolerant; fox’s tail pendant; densely spined; Cactaceae

Cleistocactus vulpis-cauda the fox’s tail cactus is named for the densely bristled, arching to pendant stems that resemble a fox’s bushy tail; the dense spination and tubular orange-red flowers are characteristic; from Bolivia.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.