YIPPPPEEEEE Avi :-D that is fantastic news so happy to hear that you have got one of these babies now

Thats fantastic news that you have got a cutting of this beautiful cactus Kate :-D its a real beauty of a cactus to grow, So happy that you love my videos and thanks so much for watching them :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a sunny Sunday XXXX

Hi did you use a heat mat?

Thats fantastic news :-D these cacti are so gorgeous, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a marvellous Monday XXXX

Thats brilliant news you have ordered two cuttings of this amazing Monkeys Tail cactus, I absolutely love these cacti, and I love how they produce hair they really are incredible cacti to grow, good luck with your new Monkeys tails and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday and Holidays ahead XXXX

thanks so much Alison for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Texas for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

thanks so much Karen for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

Thats wonderful news Mickey :-D these cacti are beautiful :-D good luck with your wonderful new Monkey tail cactus and thanks so much for watching XXXXX

So happy you enjoyed the video

Thats fantastic news that you have successfully rooted your cuttings and have new offshoots growing, these Cacti are amazing with their woolly hair, I will make an update on the seedlings in the coming weeks, thanks so much James for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday today XXXX

So happy you love these Hairy Monkey Tails Sylvia :-D they really are unique and wonderful cacti and I love that they don't 'bite' haha and feel as soft as a Kitten to touch, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

Thats brilliant news you have got some of these beauties too Cora :-D they can be hard to find in the shops and they are incredible cacti :-D thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments and support and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXXX

Awwwww thank you so much and so happy you love my channel

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hahaaha it really does its as hairy as a Tarantula :-D thanks so much dear Kathy for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

When does that white hairs comes

So happy you love this plant too Sharon :-D and I am so happy with the seeds on this cutie

thanks so much Joyce for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

Thats fantastic you have these cacti too :-D and WOW with just a euro each, they really are beautiful cacti and I love their soft hairy stems, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Brazil for a wonderful upcoming weekend XXXX

I bet your Monkey tail will grow really well in the very near future Linda :-D they can be slow growing at first but once they have matured they will grow their trailing stems longer, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

haha it is a wacky one indeed :-D thanks so much Paul for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

These cacti really are amazing and a wonderful cactus to add to the collection, as they are so unusual with their hairy stems, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

Its a beauty indeed dear Cher :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle and have an AMAZING day ahead thank you SO MUCH for your support and Friendship XXXXX

Hi Stan :-D thats fantastic news :-D so happy your Cleistocactus is thriving and bright and bushy tailed haha :-D they are so nice and furry and I bet your Grandaughter loves it so much

So happy you loved the Monkeys tail video Kamlasen :-D and I am so happy that you have bought one of these beauties too, its wonderful that they grow the white hair as they mature, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me for a brilliant Holidays XXXX

Thats fantastic you have bought Monkey tail cuttings, the best place to cut the cuttings is from the very base of the tails as close to the main base of the Mother Cactus as possible, the cuttings need to fully dry before planting into dry cactus soil, they can't be rooted in water as the cuttings will rot, plant the cuttings about an inch and a half deep into very well draining cactus soil, and then keep the soil dry for about 2 weeks before very lightly watering the very top surface of the soil just enough to keep the very top surface damp and to help to encourage rooting, let the soil dry out fully again before lightly watering the very top surface, once the cutting has taken root and you can see the new growth you can water as normal every time the soil has totally dried out, good luck with your wonderful new cuttings and thanks so much Megan for your wonderful comment and for watching and wishing you a fantastic plant powered day XXXX

Thats wonderful news Tony :-D Good luck with growing from seed, its so rewarding and fun to do, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and have a wonderful weekend XXXX

It really is Lyn. Now that the spring sun (not temps, lol) is getting everyone going. My baby rebuitia have doubled in a week and I just transplanted 2 of my 6 month old ferocactus. Hope you have a wonderful weekend Lyn, you too Hans.

@@tonybezanson9625 I bet they are so cute :-D thanks so much Tony and have a BRILLIANT weekend ahead XXXX

So happy you love this wonderful Monkey's tail Cactus and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

Thanks so much and thank you for watching and your wonderful comment, XXXX

They are so cute haha :-D thanks so much Fernanda for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

thanks so much Diane for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

Hi Newman, Thank you so much, thats wonderful news you have a Hildewintera, these cacti are amazing, because your climate is very dry and sunny in Winter you may be ok to overwinter your cactus outdoors, but to be on the safe side I think its best to bring your cactus inside for the Winter, this is because Hildewintera can suffer from stem damage if the temperatures drop too low even in an dry air climate, and I would recommend bring it inside for the winter, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks so much😌🤲💖I'll do that. I'm going to repot it this weekend into a wall hanging pot in a sunny area on the balcony. And in winter I'll take it indoors for sure. Have a great day!🌵☀️😆

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Hi John, thats fantastic you have got one of these amazing Monkey tail cacti, the good news is as the cactus matures they grow the long white hair, when they are young they lack the long hair and only have short white spines, mine was quite bare when I first got it 9 years ago, the long white hair started to grow after a couple of years of having this cactus, they love a nice sunny position to encourage the hair growth, happy growing and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Texas for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX

So happy you love this cactus too Jeanne :-D it can be hard to find in the plant shops though, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Friday XXXX

Thanks so much Bill :-D so happy you love the plants, its a challenge to grow them here in Ireland with our climate haha :-D thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching

Its a hard one to find and a beauty indeed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic happy Monday XXXX

Thats amazing you have 500 cacti, and wonderful you have 2 golden rats tails and 3 rat tails with the pink flowers, these cacti really are stunners, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

Thats fantastic you have bought one of these wonderful Monkey's tail cacti Georgina :-D I use a typical cactus mix and make my own soil mix of 3 equal parts of John innes number 2 soil with grit and horticultural sand, argh the rain yes I have had to bring mine back inside the polytunnel as its been raining so bad this July, torrential downpours haha, and its not good to have them outside when its raining every day, June was lovely and I move mine outside when the days are nice or just light rain, but this month I have had to keep it permanently inside the polytunnel as its rained every day, I use a tomato feed used at half the strength they recommend for tomatoes and use it with every 4th watering I give mine from April until Sept, thanks so much Georgina for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Scotland for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

So happy you love this cactus too Sophie its a beauty indeed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic plant powered Sunday XXXX

So happy you have the beautiful Cleistocactus Winterrii too Todd :-D these cacti are so beautiful

@@desertplantsofavalon It thankfully passed us by, we're on the west coast of Florida in Tampa.

Thats brilliant news Todd :-D thanks so much for letting us know XXXXX

Good luck with your wonderful Cactus and thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment XXXX

So happy you love this cactus too Peter :-D its hard to find and if I get seeds this year from this beauty I will post them too you :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to down under for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED weekend ahead XXXXX

Thats wonderful you have a Monkeys tail cactus too, yes there are quite a few different variations of this cactus, but mine was only labelled as Cleistocactus colademonsis, but I also have a similar one that is not as fuzzy called Cleistocactus winterii and that one has golden shorter spines, I hope you find a fuzzy one too, thanks so much Estevan for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

Thats fantastic you have 5 Monkey tails, yes its best to protect them from too much rain as the soil needs to dry out quite fast in between waterings, I normally have mine out in the yard over the Summer but this summer has been so wet I have kept them in the polytunnel, if you are able to provide them with a cover to keep the rain off or move them under cover this would be the best, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week ahead XXXX

Thank you so much Mandy :-D Yes if your room will be above 50F you can give your Monkeys tail a light watering about once every 4-6 weeks, these Cacti have a bit of a habit of getting tip die back if kept too dry over the Winter in a warmer temp above 50F, but a light baby watering once every 4-6 weeks will be perfect for them, ideally these cacti do like a little bit of water in Winter compared to the other Desert cacti types, but I keep mine totally dry as its kept in the polytunnel during the Winter, yes I spray my cactus all over with the Neem oil and even the soil too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon super helpful!!!! Thank you thank you!

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Good luck with growing this beauty from seeds and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and sunny new week XXXXX

How are you going with your seeds? I sowed some monkey tail seeds about 3 weeks ago and they are just starting to get some fuzz on a couple of them. Fingers crossed they keep going. We are just going into winter here in Australia so I have them inside under glass while they germinate.

Oscar Dog they were fake, but I have ordered new ones from the UK, I think I will have better luck with this seller

Arlene Odonnell good luck this time🤞

I appreciate that, thanks 🙏🏻🙂

Hi Bennie :-D if you live in UK there is a fantastic online nursery called 'The Funky Cactus' they have the Clesitocactus colademononsis Monkey tails for sale, and I can highly recommended them, here is the link to their website: thefunkycactus.co.uk/desert-plants-of-avalon/ thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you! I have family in the UK that I visit every year. I'll see about maybe being able to get it on my next trip. If I can figure out how to legally get it back home. haha

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So happy you love this cutie Monkey Clyde haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Deb an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

Yes these Cacti like to be more moist than the Desert Cacti do

Hi there :-D WOW this is AMAZING timing because I have transplanted my baby Monkeys tail cactus seedling, and I have the video coming on my channel this afternoon, and this is an amazing coincidence haha, well done on growing them from seed too, yes if they are 2 inches long you can very carefully transplant them into their own little pots, but its best to wait until the soil in their pots have totally dried out before transplanting them, this is to minimise any chance of root damage, and at 2 inches long they will be fine kept dry for a while, when you transplant them keep them dry in dry cactus soil for another week before watering them again, I will be doing this with my little Monkey tail seedling too, Good luck with your Monkeys tails, and thanks so much for watching and your wonderful comment XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon Ha ha! What are the chances Lynn? That's so funny. Thank you so much for the advice, so kind of you to take the time, i really appreciate it. They are the first cactus I've grown from seed so I'm very precious about them as you can imagine ;-) I'll look forward to your video! Best Wishes & Hugs, Hayley xx

@@becoming_a_betty Thats so wonderful Hayley that the Monkeys tails are the first cactus you have grown from seed, and the perfect choice :-D Have a wonderful plant powered Thursday today XXXX

Thanks so much Paul :-D the seedlings germinated at different times but they are both the Monkeys tail :-D its incredible though how they germinate with weeks apart :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

Thats so wonderful you had your monkeys tail bloom for you, and I bet your golden rats tail will bloom for you too in the very near future :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic PLANT POWERED Friday today XXXX

Wow! That’s crazy growth! Where do you live and how’d you care for it? This is a bucket list plant for me, I’d kill it if I got it now :(

Thank you so much and thanks so much for watching XXXX :-D

Hi Gengen, so happy you love this wonderful cactus too, the good news is the hairs don't shed at all, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic plant powered weekend XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon awesome! Thank you for replying to me!☺️

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thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

So happy you love the Monkeys tail Cactus Edna

Hi there, it can be caused by a few things, sometimes the soil may not be right and or it could need more water or light, if you could post up a photo/s onto the British cactus and succulent society forum on facebook we could have a look at it and give you the best advice on what you can do

Hi Beverly :-D I use a tomato fertiliser used at half the strength they recommend for tomatoes with every 4th watering I give this cactus from April until September, they love a sunny position too and this helps to encourage blooming, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Sunday XXXX

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN PLANT POWERED Friday XXXXX

So happy you love the Monkeys tail Molly

Thats fantastic news I bet you are so looking forward to your beautiful new Monkeys tail :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

Hi :-D these Monkeys tail Cacti need to be about 5 -8 years minimum to grow the longer white hair if grown from seed, but can grow the longer hair faster if they have been grown from cuttings taken from a mature cactus, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic plant powered Friday XXXX

Hi Duncan :-D In Spring and Summer Monkeys tail cacti like a sunny position, but they can take much less light in the Winter months when they are dormant, as long as they have a bright position they will overwinter well, but they dont need direct sunshine in Winter, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER Alberta for a super Sunday XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon Thanks my dear!

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Hi Benny :-D if your cactus is growing well in the Florida sunshine and there is plenty of ventilation around the cactus then I would leave it where it is, but if you have it in very strong sunshine and lack of air movement it may be best to place it in a more shadier spot but where it will still receive some sunshine :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXXX

Desert Plants of Avalon ok cool, thanks 😊

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Hi Diane :-D It can depend on the size of the pot but its best to allow at about 1 cm apart between each seed that you sow if possible, sometimes though if the seeds are very small it may be best to sprinkle them as separate as possible but it can be difficult, but if you can sow them at a space of 1 cm apart that is ideal :-D Good luck with growing from seed and thank you so much for watching XXXXX

haha yes there are spines under all the fur Clyde :-D the fuzzy ones are the BEST haha

Hi Ria :-D I keep my Moneys tail totally dry over winter, but its in a cool polytunnel at a minimum temp of around 7-10c, but if I had this plant indoors for Winter I would still give water this plant lightly about once a month to prevent the stems from dying back, I start watering again from early April

I sent you photos on Instagram, hope you don't mind. Thanks for getting back to me. Have a great day

@@riawatson8542 Thats fantastic, Ria, and I dont mind at all

Hi Mary :-D thats wonderful news that you have ordered seeds of the wonderful Monkeys tail cactus, the seeds can take about 2 weeks to 6 weeks to germinate, they can be slow to grow at first but once they are about an inch high they will grow quite fast, good luck with growing these cuties from seed, its so rewarding to do, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you! I really hope the seeds sprout, I've been looking for this plant for a few years now and these seeds are my last hope of owning this plant lol.

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Its so hard to find for sale for sale Ivy I agree :-D and the US it is difficult to find

I've seen it advertised on EBay, but the source is in China, and I've learned not to trust Chinese sources for seeds and plants.

They have them on Esty. I literally just purchased one from: MonDragons Plants. U.S. seller.

Hi there, this plant is about 8 years old now, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Sunday XXXX

Hi there, this cactus is one of the safer ones to touch, but if you are repotting its still best to protect your hands as this cactus still has very small spines underneath the white fluffy hair, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered Tuesday XXXX

Hi there :-D Thanks so much fo your wonderful comment

@@Yukooooo2000 Is it possible to post up the link here ? Thanks so much XXXXXXX

I sent it to your instagram PM just now

@@Yukooooo2000 Hi thanks so much

Hi :-D unfortunately there is nothing I can do to report him typical ebay LOL! thats why I prefer to use AMAZON

Thats wonderful you have ordered one of these beauties :-D thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a terrific Thursday today XXXXXX

Hi there, the white hair are very fine spines that feel and look just like hair, I dont think there is a scientific name for the hair though, but extremely fine spines that resemble soft hair, nature really is remarkable, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

Hi there, it can be caused by a few things, sometimes the soil may not be right and or it could need more water or light, if you could post up a photo/s onto the British cactus and succulent society forum on facebook we could have a look at it and give you the best advice on what you can do