Monkey Tail Cactus (Cleistocactus Colademononis) | 20+ seeds

Please find for sale 20+ fresh seeds for  Cleistocactus Colademononis (previously known as Hildewintera   but far better known as the Monkey Tail Cactus. 

This beautiful, fascinating and easy to grow cactus will always be in any Top 10 of the best house plants you can grow!

Endemic from Bolivia up through to Florida, this cactus cliff and rock faces hence its drooping appearance. As a house plant it will tumble down the sides of the pot...like a monkey's tail. It is free flowering and the outsize bright scarlet blooms are particularly decorative.

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Germination Guide 

• Prepare a seed tray or individual pots with a moist, gritty, free-draining compost. 
• Gently firm down and level the surface. 
• Scatter the seeds over the surface and gently tamp into the surface to ensure good contact
• Cover with a very fine layer of vermiculite or sieved compost
• Mist the surface with water
• Potting mix should be moist but not wet
• Keep in a warm bright location (15c-20C) but out of direct sunlight
• Mist the surface regularly - do not allow to dry out.
• Seedlings will develop within a few weeks. 
• Transplant / pot on the seedlings carefully the following spring using seedlings to avoid the spikes
• Fill around the seedling with compost and water well. Add more compost if necessary and then use the spoon to arrange gravel around the seedling. Keep in a sunny spot such as a windowsill, and pot on as and when you need to.
• Allow the compost to dry out completely over winter to reduce the risk of rot.