colademono, as its synonym Cleistocactus colademononis, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It has many short bristly golden spines that are flexible, thin and straight and literally cover the surface of the stems.

Depending on the position of the shoots, the flowers are bent upwards to outwards to upright.

Its flowers survive for a few days before transitioning to fruit for a short period of time which are 1 centimetre (3⁄8 in) long.

[5] Recognized Subspecies:[6] Cleistocactus winteri is distributed in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz in the province of Florida at altitudes of about 1400 to 1500 meters where it hangs on rocks.