Golden Rat Tail: A Cascade of Golden Spines
Give your collection a little movement with Cleistocactus winteri. Its slender green stems are covered in golden spines and gradually arch over the edge of a pot, creating a striking hanging display.
- 🌵 Slender cactus stems create an elegant trailing shape
- ✨ Golden spines give the stems a warm, glowing appearance
- 🌺 Salmon-orange flowers may add a bright seasonal surprise
- 🪴 Hanging-container appeal shows off the long, arching growth
- 🌎 Bolivian origins connect this cactus to rocky natural habitats
Choose a raised pot or hanging container with room for the stems to drape. Enjoy its soft-looking glow from a distance, as the spines still need careful handling.
Care Tips
Light: Give bright light with gentle direct sun. Acclimate gradually and protect from scorching afternoon heat.
Water: Allow the cactus mix to dry before watering, then drain thoroughly. Keep much drier during cool, inactive periods.
Soil: Use a gritty, fast-draining succulent mix.
Potting: Choose a pot with drainage holes and repot when the roots need more room.
Humidity: Provide good airflow and avoid persistently damp foliage.
Temperature: Protect from frost and cold, wet conditions.
Handling: Use protective gloves and tools when moving or repotting this spiny cactus.
Shipping & Handling
All cutting options are shipped unrooted, without pot or soil.
- Most plants are shipped bare roots without the pot and soil, with the following exceptions:
- We commit to shipping bare roots, which requires more time and labor, and provide excellent quality and service to our customers - see Benefits of Shipping Bare Roots
- You will receive a very similar plant to the one shown in the photos; shape and color may vary
- Ship within USA & its outlying territories only
- Please visit Order Processing & Shipping info page for additional details
Care Instructions
Please visit our Succulent Care info page for more details.
To ensure the health of succulents, it is important to plant them in porous, well-draining soil. Succulents require little watering, but don't like to sit in wet soil. To create an adequate cactus mix, simply add pumice, perlite, or grit to cactus soil to provide the proper drainage.
Allow the soil to dry to the level recommended in the Care Tips above before watering again. Always drain excess water.
Weather Conditions
- When ordering, be mindful that living succulents can freeze. If you live in an area that is below 40°F, please consider purchasing plant until the weather is more suitable.
- Shipping Warmer: 72+ Hours Heat Packs available at my store for $2.00 each
Keywords: Cleistocactus winteri, Golden Rat Tail, trailing cactus, hanging cactus
