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Succulents Partly documented

Cleistocactus colademononis

The monkey's tail cactus: pendent stems up to 2.5 m clothed in soft white hair-like spines, with bright red flowers. In the wild it is known only from humid, steep rock faces near Samaipata in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where it hangs from cliffs. It suits a hanging basket in bright light with a cooler, drier winter.

Cleistocactus colademononis
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Hangs from humid, steep rock faces in the seasonally dry inter-Andean valleys of eastern Bolivia, rooted in crevices with plenty of light.

Below about 1500 m on Cerro El Fraile, about 30 km east of Samaipata.

Bolivia (Santa Cruz)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.