Fast-growing, award-winning Cleistocactus strausii (Silver Torch) forms slender, erect, silver columns, 3 in. wide (8 cm), densely covered with short white spines. Each columnar stem features 25 narrow ribs with about 30 longer, white spines and 4 thicker pale yellow spines. The main stem often branches at the base, with upright-growing stems attached to the mother plant. In spring and summer, narrow, tubular, deep magenta flowers, 3 in. long (8 cm), are produced along the stems on mature specimens.

Deer resistant.
Propagate by seed or stem cuttings.
Virtually disease free. Watch for mealybug.
Native to Bolivia and Argentina

LISTING IS FOR 5 SEEDS