MONKEY TAIL CACTUS How to grow in hanging baskets - Cleistocactus colademononis

[@desertplantsofavalon]

INCREDIBLE video Joe :-D and amazing care tips and info you have shared on this beautiful and very cool Cactus, The Monkeys tail is definitely one my favourites with its beautiful hanging stems and white hair, and your Monkey Tail Cactus is absolutely STUNNING, I have three of these, one in a hanging basket in our yard and two small ones, and a Hildewintera, thanks so much for sharing this incredible video Joe, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday today XXXX

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Lyn, many thanks indeed for watching and for your awesome comments!!! Fantastic that you enjoyed the video, thanks so much, and also great to hear that you have several of these wonderful Monkey Tail cacti yourself and are enjoying them as much as I do! 🌵🙂👍🏻 Returning you and Hans lot's of love, happiness and plant power from me as well! Have a great week ahead with lot's of flowering plants!! Best wishes and happy growing, Joe 🌵🌼🌵🌼🌵🌼

[@Cactimania]

Another awesome video, Joe. I love this cactus and have several of them, although none have flowered for me yet. A couple of mine do need a repot soon. Thank you for sharing with us. Have a wonderful evening and rest of the weekend from Edith & myself and happy growing 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

[@cactusjoe]

Thank you so much for watching and for your wonderful comments, Daz, I'm very happy that you enjoyed the video! 👍🏻🙂 Hopefully yours will start flowering very soon too, they do need a few years to get started, but it is definitely worth the wait!! 🌵🌺🌺🌺 Wishing Edith and yourself a very nice evening and a great week ahead!☀️ Best wishes, lot's of flowering plants and happy growing!!🌵🌼🌵🌼🌵🌼

[@CactusCaffeine]

This Monkey’s Tail hate my arid climate. It’s a challenge to keep it thriving. During very hot and dry conditions, they amputate their “arms” and they drop. 😄 I still love it for its hairy arms. I like stroking them. 🥰 … Those bats behind you… 🫣😉

[@cactusjoe]

Hey Ana, many thanks for watching and for your comments! WOW, I did not realise that they were so sensitive to a dry arid climate and that they even dropped their arms under those conditions! Very interesting, but so sorry to hear that you have these types of issues with the monkey tail cactus. Hahaha, glad you liked my bats ...my good luck omens and great little helpers in the greenhouse! 😄Hope you have a great week ahead, Ana, and once again many thanks for dropping in 😉 Take care and happy growing!!

[@millieclark1085]

Thank you good information, nice video.

[@cactusjoe]

Many thanks Millie, glad you liked the video and found it informative! Thanks for watching and commenting, take care and happy growing!🙏👍😊🌵🌱🌵🌼🌺🏵💚😎

[@markdale278]

Hi Joe, I just bought a monkey tail , just one tail close to 30" long . Can't wait till spring

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Mark, WOW, that's awesome!! Sounds like a wonderful plant, and with a length of 30" it should be displaying it's wonderful blooms for you for sure!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you for a rich flowering season! Take care and happy growing of course!! 🙌👍🙏😊🌵🌵🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺💚😎☀️

[@LindenRanch]

Great hanging cacti. Love your hanging bats too. I must look for some.

[@cactusjoe]

Many thanks Dennis, for watching the video and for your awesome feedback!! As always, very happy that you liked the cacti and Infos - and, haha, indeed great that you also noticed the bats, my little greenhouse helpers, always just chillin' and hanging around though, LOL!! Enjoy your day, best wishes & happy growing!!🌵🌵🌱🌸🌺🌼👍☀️😎

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Lovely Cactus ^^ Thank you for good sharing~ Like 30 My friend, have a good day

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks so much for watching and for your WONDERFUL comments!! I'm super happy that you enjoyed the video!! Like 30, hahaha I really wish, but it's 30x2 and a bit, nevertheless thanks for the compliment!! Have a great day, best wishes and happy growing!!👍🏻🙂

[@RoseBudSavona]

Hello Joe another imformative video and its does really useful mostly on my side i got only one monkey tail cactus and your care tips are more important... More Power to you Joe Cheersss♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Rose, very happy that you found the video useful! Thank you for watching and also for your awesome comments!♥️🙏 I hope that your monkey tail cactus also shows it's wonderful flowers for you! Take care, best wishes and lot's of power to you too, Rose! 🌵🌼🌵🌼🌵🌼♥️🙏

[@katerinanikolakopoulou5610]

Awesome video! And cool bats you have there.

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Katerina, many thanks for watching and for commenting - so happy that you enjoyed the video, many thanks for your support! And hahaha, super that you discoverd and also liked my bats, my good luck charms and busy "helpers" in the greenhouse!! Hope you are having an awesome weekend, Katerina, best wishes and happy growing!!🌵🌱🪴🌵🏵🌸👍😎

[@bartlipetri6895]

Ha-ha I just noticed the fruit bats! Nice touch. Love your channel and the way the greenhouse is maximized. I need to rethink my grow light rack displays for presentation and companion groupings. Keep sharing the hobby Joe!

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks so much, Bart, for your awesome feedback!!🙏🙏😊 So happy that you are enjoying the channel, thanks!! Hahaha, glad you like my bats too! Have a terrific week ahead, take care and happy growing!! 👍😊👍🌵🌱🌵🌺🌼🏵💚😎

[@beverlysullivan1427]

Thank you for your reply. I live in FL. My cactus is always outside. We have very mild winters. 😊

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Beverly! Thanks for that additional info, yeah I can see that providing a cool winter won't be that easy, haha! Are you able to at least keep it drier and reduce watering, perhaps hang it in the shade, somewhere slightly less warm perhaps? Greetings to you in beautiful Florida!! ☀️☀️🌵🪴🌵🌸🌺🌼🙏🙏👍😊💚😎☀️

[@ksenyaM]

Wonderful! Мне не нравится кактусы, но этот просто поразил. Необычный и цветение превосходное. Именно коладемононис - фантастическое растение😊Гибриды тоже красивые, но вот именно кактус с белым длинным опушением и красными цветами для меня самый красивый. Пробую вырастить его в России😊Очень хочу увидеть цветние, мои хвосты из одного горшка, я разделила их отдельно в стаканы и сделала минеральный грунт с 5% земли. У нас другой климат, длинная зима, надеюсь мои хвосты покажут мне цветение.

[@cactusjoe]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting! Good luck with your Monkey Tail Cactus plants, lot's of blooms and happy growing! 👍🌵🌺🌸

[@stacey8073]

Great video. I just received a small plant today and am so excited to watch it grow

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Stacey, many thanks for watching and for commenting on the video, really glad you enjoyed it!! Wishing you lot's of fun and flowers with your own new Monkey Tail Cactus! Hope you are having a great day, best wishes and happy growing!!

[@1neAdam12]

How is yours coming along?

[@stacey8073]

@@1neAdam12I was waiting to see if it would make I over winter but it’s not looking good. Top is getting mushy so I think I’m going to cut that off and see what happens

[@1neAdam12]

@@stacey8073 Awe, that's too bad. Try using less soil, more sand and gravel.

[@cactusjoe]

Great advice, Adam, totally agree! 👍😉🌵 best of luck, Stacey!

[@georgeramirez5225]

Loved the video, monkey tail cactus are kind of expensive more than the rat tail. Need to get one for my collection. Take care.

[@cactusjoe]

Hi George, great to hear that you enjoyed the video on the Monkey Tail Cactus, thanks for your brilliant feedback, much appreciated!! If you buy the plant still as a young, small specimen, it should still be quite reasonably priced, and it will grow quite quickly!! If you have more time, then growing from seed might also be an option? Or perhaps you can root a cutting that might be available from someone you know and who has one? Definitely a very cool cactus to grow!! Have a wonderful day, best wishes!!👍😊🌵🌵🌺💚😎

[@1neAdam12]

They're really prolific growers. I spent 45$ for one and just from the new pup growth alone the last year, I could virtually triple my money off propagating new plants for other folks, if I sold from my collection.

[@cactusjoe]

Haha, sounds about right, indeed they are prolific growers!! 🙌👍😊🌵🌵🌵🌺🌺💚😎☀️

[@solarwinds-]

I love the beautiful flowers the Monkey's Tail rewards you with. Thanks for the vid Joe!

[@cactusjoe]

Many thanks for watching and for your wonderful comments & feedback, really appreciated!! Yes, agreed, these blooms are pretty unique and sooo beautiful - also, awesome that they are open for a couple of days! Hope you are having a great day, best wishes and happy growing!! 🌵🌵🌵🌸😍

[@flowerandcactus]

Thanks for sharing nice information.

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks very much for watching and commenting, really appreciated! Glad you found it informative! 🙏👍😊🌵🌺

[@CactiOnWhite]

Awesome video Joe! Your monkey tail cactus is a beauty. I don’t know have one in my collection, but it’s been on my wishlist. I love the educational aspect of your video🤗 Thanks for sharing with us🤍

[@cactusjoe]

Thank you so much for watching and for your wonderful comments! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thank you 🤗 If you don't have one of these so far, indeed I can really recommend growing them as their wonderful flowers are such an exciting sight, and the blooms come in several phases from spring thru summer! Once again welcome to my channel, thanks for joining, wishing you lot's of flowers and happy growing!! 🌵🌼🌵🌼🌵🌼

[@bernadettelinfoot]

Love your videos, I'm new to your channel and to cacti really, only started at the end of last year, other plants I grown a bit longer thanks again

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Bernadette, welcome to my channel! Many thanks indeed for watching and for your wonderful feedback - very encouraging for me to hear that you are enjoying the videos, really appreciated! Excellent to hear that you started growing cacti last year - I am sure that you will really enjoy them and since you already have experience growing other plants, I am sure that they are all in very capable hands, enjoy! Thanks again, hope you are having a wonderful day, best wishes and happy growing!!🌵🌵🌵🌸😍

[@tim1280]

I like your videos Joe 😊

[@cactusjoe]

@tim1280 thank you so much for watching and for your awesome feedback, really appreciated and I'm very happy you like the videos! Hope you're having a wonderful day, best wishes and happy growing!!👍🌵🪴🌵🏵🌻🌺😎

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Brilliant video Joe 😎 Mine's not flowered yet, have got it in an old chimney pot. Like the bats in the background 😄 🌵 🙂

[@cactusjoe]

Hey, Ziggy, very many thanks for watching and I'm really glad you liked the video, and as always many thanks also for your comments, really appreciated!!! I love the idea of growing these cacti in old chimney pots, what a wonderful idea, I'm sure that is a great place they like too! Hahaha, funny that you noticed my 'house bats' ...they were just hanging around, LOL😄... have a great week ahead, best wishes, happy growing, Joe 🌵🌼🌵🌼🌵🌼

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

@@cactusjoe Got a droopy Opuntia in a chimney pot too 😄 Got a few "helpers" here but no bats yet 😁 Have a good week too 😊😊🌵🌵

[@sandie9379]

Hi joe just bought one of these, can you tell me what fertilizer you use on them, thankyou

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Sandie, congratulations! I use a mineral cactus fertilizer with low Nitrogen, high Potassium - if interested in more infos on cactus & succulent fertilizers, feel free to check out the dedicated video that I have on my channel on this topic. Have a great day and best of luck & lots of fun with your new plant!

[@CACTASTIC]

Wonderful cactus Joe. I only have some small seedlings of this one. I do have a "rat tail cactus" (Aporocactus) which has similar flowers and is also great in hanging pots. Thanks for sharing your tips on the monkey tail cactus and I hope you have a cactastic week! 🌵

[@cactusjoe]

Hi David, welcome to my channel, really great to have you join! Thanks for watching the video and I'm glad you liked it! Ah yes indeed, the Aporocactus is a really beautifully flowering one for hanging pots too!! You have a cactastic week ahead too, happy growing!! 🌵🌵

[@ednawilliams5172]

Do you have bats in your greenhouse

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Edna, yes I do, they are my good luck charms and busy helpers, haha, but in case you were wondering whether they were real, they are not of course, they are little art sculptures, just hangin' in there so to speak, lol! Thanks so much for watching and for your awesome comment, much appreciated! Enjoy your weekend! 🙏🙌👍😉🌵🪴🌵🌸🌼🌺😍💚😎☀️🦇🦇🦇

[@dexugold6901]

Thanks so much for the info

[@cactusjoe]

You are most welcome! And thank YOU for watching and commenting, much appreciated! 🙏👍🙌😊🪴🌵🌸🌺💚😎☀️

[@MilVennTV]

hello joe im here sending my support

[@cactusjoe]

Awesome, hello @MilVenn TV welcome to my channel! Thanks for watching and thank you so much for supporting, much appreciated! I hope that you find the videos intersting and informative. Very best wishes, and happy growing!! Joe 🌵🌵

[@Mstes2241]

You have a beautiful greenhouse and wonderful cacti collection. I was hoping if you can give me what your take on re-potting a root bound monkey tail during November? I'm not sure if it's currently in dormant period.

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks very much Tes, very happy that you like the greenhouse and plant collection, much appreciated! If you are living on the northern hemisphere, i.e. it's Winter now where you are, then your Monkey Tail cactus should indeed be in dormancy now. Re-potting now should be ok, although if you can wait until February/March, that would be an even better time as the plant could then start with the growing season in Spring not too long after repotting. Not sure you have seen my video WHY I LIKE TO POT AND REPOT IN LATE WINTER, that might be of interest for you? Have a wonderful day!

[@Mstes2241]

@@cactusjoe Thank you, I'll check it out.

[@cactusjoe]

​@@Mstes2241 thanks Tes, here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5i7ZYKiZ72MbLcsi=fu6kOzW8qGkG8nyx

[@beverlysullivan1427]

How do you get it to bloom

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Beverly, most importantly, it requires a dormancy period over the winter months. If you are interested I have a few videos on my channel explaining how best to cultivate cacti over winter, and how that is so important in order for them to bloom in Spring and Summer! Best wishes and happy growing!🙏👍🙏😊🌵🪴🌵🌼🌺🌸💚😎☀️

[@blessed8881]

I have a question about the monkey tail cactus 🌵 🙊 but first..Thank you for this wonderful cactus video, I did find in useful! I just purchased a larger specimen online. It came today and I have noticed what seems to be small amounts of a “white rash” looking spots on some of the stems. About a half an inch. I’m guessing it’s scales? Can I rub rubbing alcohol directly on the plant with a q tip? I do not want to wipe off the pretty hairs, but I also don’t want to leave it, then left with them sucking the stem to death. Haha thank you for your time and input. I’m a new sub 👍🏻

[@cactusjoe]

Hi, welcome to my channel, thanks so much for subscribing and many thanks also for watching and commenting, so happy you enjoyed the video!! Those white spots indeed sound like scale or perhaps also even mealy bugs! Yes, I always rub the q-tips with rubbing alcohol directly on the plant, but I use a mixture of rubbing alcohol and a small dash of detergent added. Best of luck treating those pests! And thanks once again! 🙏👍🙌😊🌵🪴🌸🌺💚😎☀️

[@blessed8881]

@@cactusjoethank you very much 😊

[@cactusjoe]

​@@blessed8881 you are very welcome!👍🌵💚😎

[@1neAdam12]

​@@blessed8881 How is it coming along?

[@blessed8881]

@@1neAdam12I’ve left it alone, it seems to have went through shock when it was transported to me from Los Angeles to cold New York. It lost a few stems.. they shriveled up. I noticed the owner watered it well and thought it might have had root rot? But the plant stoped shriveling up and I’m leaving it alone until it’s out of dormancy haha praying for the best

[@Meskarune]

I would love tips for growing lepisimum boliviarum, I can't seem to figure out the watering. 😅

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Meskarune! They are not too difficult to grow if one keeps in mind that they are a cactus that grows like an epiphytic orchid on trees, so not at all like a desert cactus. They do prefer a relatively cooler and dryer spot during the winter months. But in Summer I water mine once a week quite well - then allow the substrate to dry again before the next watering. They then also (in Summer) like a half sunny spot out in the garden or on a balcony, with exposure to rain and weather. Hope this helps, best of luck! 👍🙏😊🌿🪴🌵🌿🌺🌸🌼💚😎☀️

[@beverlysullivan1427]

How do you get it to bloom?

[@cactusjoe]

Hi there, thanks for watching and for your question too! The most important thing really is that the plant gets a winter dormancy, which means that it should be kept in a relatively cool, but frost-free location, and virtually without any water, or just a few drops every couple of weeks. Check out my videos about winter dormancy for cacti, and why that is so important for their succesful cultivation, especially if one wants them to flower. Hope this helps, best of luck and happy growing!

[@angbable]

Hi Joe! Thank you for this very helpful video. I just bought a small one that I plan on repotting in a more well-draining soil in a hanging basket in the spring. Do you know if I can keep this as an indoor plant? My plan was to put it in SW facing window (I'm in the US). But after watching this video, it seems like it's better suited for outdoors or in a greenhouse like yours.

[@cactusjoe]

Hi there! Thanks so much and fantastic to read that you found the video helpful! Actually this cactus can be grown both indoors as well as outdoors, as long as it get's plenty of light, so a few hours of sunshine and also good air movement, as it can be a bit sensitive to mites in stagnant air conditions. If you have the option, then a greenhouse is perfect! Have a wonderful weekend, best wishes and happy growing of course! 🙌👍🙏😊🌵🪴🌵🌸🌺💚😎☀️

[@kircordero13]

Hello, and thank you for all the great information! I'm a new monkey tail cactus mom and excited to see it grow! When I received it (was shipped!) it arrived all covered in dirt, and I'm not sure how to clean it off without damaging too many of the little "hairs". Do you have any suggestions?

[@cactusjoe]

Hello, and many thanks for watching, glad you found the information useful! And congratulations on your new Monkey Tail Cactus! Yep, I have had similar experiences with lot's of soil particles getting caught inbetween the hairy spines. I carefully wash them out with a gentle spraying and flushing of water (using the hose, with lowish water pressure) ...outside, in the garden on a not too cool day. Hope you are succesful. Have a great day and hope this helps. Happy growing!👍🙏🙌☺️🌵🌵🌵💚😎☀️🙋‍♂️

[@alexpoker85dit94]

Hello Joe thx for your tips 😊 what tipe of soil mix will you use for monkeys tail with a coconut fiber basket? Thx xxx

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Alex, many thanks for watching and for your question. Good to hear that you have found the growing tips for the Monkey Tail Cactus useful. I use a standard, well-draining cactus soil mix, perhaps with just a little bit more sandy, loamy soil (no peat) added. At the base of the coco fiber basket I place a thin sheet of gardening fleece, to hold back the fine grained soil and cactus substrate from washing out. Hope this helps, best of luck and fun wirh your plant! 😉👍🙏🙏☺️🌵🪴🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️🙋‍♂️

[@cheryllemons3134]

I have a dog tail cactus (according to the label) and wonder if you know if it will bloom. I've had it for about 4 years.

[@cactusjoe]

Hey Cheryl, yes I think they come into flowering age from about 5-6 years total age onwards, so very soon if you've had it for 4 years now - depends of course also how old and large it already was when you got it. Best wishes for the wonderful blooms hopefully appearing for you very soon! Have a great day, and happy growing!

[@paulaguffey8589]

hi Joe i just got a few monkey tail cactus cuttings how long after planting do i wait to give some water , they have no roots yet thanks so much i am new to cactus

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Paula, thanks for watching and thanks for your excellent question 🌵🙂 If the cuttings are very fresh or have been taken max. in the last few days then I recommend keeping them away from any soil for now. And do not water at all yet, as they are still very prone to rot at this stage. Instead, take them out of the soil (and rinse it off the cuttings if required), allow them first to 'dry off' and heal in a dry and quite shady location, definitely keeping them out of any direct sunlight. It is important to wait for a week or two until a hardened coating (or callus) has developed along the cut end. Ideally, when the cuttings are fresh, dip them into a rooting powder for plant cuttings (available at most nurseries). Or, if that is unavailable, then fine charcoal dust or powder (e.g. found at the bottom of bbq charcoal bags) will do the trick too. If both unavailable, no big deal - as I say, just leave to dry and heal. Only once the cut ends have fully healed/dried (can take 1-2 weeks easily, but no problem, the cactus cuttings will survive this quite easily), only then place them on top of a very well draining, sandy / gritty cactus soil mix which is watered lightly once to twice a week. Keep the pot with the soil and cactus cuttings in a bright spot, but not in full sun. The first roots will then slowly start to develop about 2-3 weeks later, hopefully. Hope this all makes sense and helps. Best of luck with the cuttings and your new Monkey Tail Cactus plants, Paula! Thanks again for watching and commenting, take care, happy growing!! Cheers, Joe

[@nikaw3233]

Great video that covers all the details. Thanks for sharing. ❤ One question: Does the monkey tail has shallow root system? I wondering if my cone shape wall hanging planter is too small for 2-3 money tails. The depth of the planter is 15cm, and the top opening width is 12cm. From top to bottom planter gradually becomes pointy because it's a cone/triangle. Do you think if it’s workable for 2-3 monkey tails? Appreciate it

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Nika! Thanks for watching and I'm happy that you enjoyed the video and found it useful. Yes, the Monkey Tail Cactus indeed has a relatively shallow root system and it could work out in the planter that you describe, definitely worth trying. Just be aware that the plant, like so many other cacti, is quite sensitive to root rot, so would be important to have a drainage hole at the bottom of the planter...or, if it doesn't, then water very carefully and infrequently, and keep the plant in a very mineral-rich substrate so the roots can dry off quickly rather than stand in water-logged substrate for a long time. Best of luck and lot's of fun (and flowers!) with your Monkey Tail Cactus planter!

[@nikaw3233]

@@cactusjoe ❤ thank you Joe!

[@cactusjoe]

@@nikaw3233 you're welcome Nika!

[@heatherstephens9295]

I have just purchased a baby monkey tail. It has arrived bare rooted & I have potted it up. When should I water it?

[@cactusjoe]

Hi Heather, that's great, it's such a wonderful cactus! I would keep it out of direct sun and wait about a week to 10 days - depending on how warm the temperatures are in your location - before you gradually start watering it again. Good luck and best wishes, thanks for watching and commenting! 🙏👍🙌😊🌵🌺💚😎

[@heatherstephens9295]

@@cactusjoe thank you so much for replying to my question. I just love them! They are very new to me & I had only seen them on KZbin, so when I saw this one I had to have it. Wish me luck 👍👍

[@cactusjoe]

@@heatherstephens9295 indeed, very best of luck and lot's of fun growing this one, Heather!

[@callavictoria3848]

Are those bats real?

[@cactusjoe]

Hi @callavictoria3848 haha, no, they are metal art sculptures, my greenhouse helpers and good luck charms, lol! Thanks for watching and asking 👍😊🌵🌵🌸🌺

[@Mstes2241]

Happy 2024

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks so much, Tes, a Happy New Year to you too! 😊👍🙏🙏🎊🍀🌵🪴🌺🌼💚😎☀️

[@ksenyaM]

Жаль, я не могу понять все, что Вы говорите и нет субститров на русском языке, все равно спасибо за прекрасное видео😊

[@cactusjoe]

Thank you for watching 👍🌵🌺

[@mybuckhead]

Please leave off the music

[@cactusjoe]

Thanks for watching and your feedback!

[@1neAdam12]

Lol, tough crowd