Cleistocactus samaipatanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Bolivia. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall, it has multiple long, narrow columnar green stems with pale gold spines. It grows vigorously with large, pinky-red flowers in summer.

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Cleistocactus samaipatanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Cleistocactus
Species:	C. samaipatanus
Binomial name
Cleistocactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) D.R.Hunt[1]
Synonyms[1]
Bolivicereus brevicaulis F.Ritter Bolivicereus croceus F.Ritter Bolivicereus rufus F.Ritter Bolivicereus samaipatanus Cárdenas Borzicactus samaipatanus (Cárdenas) Kimnach Cleistocactus samaipatensis (Cárdenas) D.R. Hunt

In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit[2] (confirmed 2017).[3] However, as it does not tolerate temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), it must be grown under glass, though it may be placed outside during the warm summer months.

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