Large straight and vertical stems to 12ft, can get to 20ft. Branch from the base. Small funnel-shaped rose flowers.
Cactus and Succulents - Every 3 Week
Pachycereus pringlei
Tall and spiny to 40ft. with 2ft. trunk, slow growing. Edible fruit, medicinal stems.
Pachycereus schottii fa. monstrosus
Lophocereus schottii f. monstrose
Lumpy vertical cacti, spineless. Very slow growing, full sun.
Pachycereus schottii fa. monstrosus spiralis
Lophocereus schottii fa. monstrose spiral
Spiraling form of stunning lumpy and spineless vertical cactus. Very slow growing, full sun.
Pachycereus weberi
Tall and spiny tree-like, to 40ft. with thick trunk, slow growing. White flowers.
Parodia buiningia
Solitary, 5″d, grey-green. Orange-yellow flowers.
Parodia chrysacanthion
Small white Ball Cactus with yellow flowers. Can handle frost but only if perfectly dry.
Parodia concinna
Usually solitary to 4″ across, flattened globose
Parodia concinna ssp. agnetae
Solitary, to 4″ high. Yellow flowers.
Parodia erinacea
Flattened, globose to 6″h x 12″w. Yellow flowers in spring. Deep ribs, single center spines.
Parodia erubescens
Dense reddish-brown spines. Solitary, 4″d x 7″h. Lemon-yellow flowers.
Parodia haselbergii
Clusters of 1″ stems w/white spines, blooms spring/summer
Parodia magnifica
6″ dia. stems can get over 12″ tall, with many offsets. Stunning yellow flowers. Thin brownish-yellow spines age to grey/white.
Parodia mammulosa
Generally solitary, 3″ high x 5″ across. Brownish spines fade to grey-white. Flowers vary from pale pink to bright yellow.
Parodia mueller-melchersii ssp. gutierrezii
20-24 ribs. Distinctive white aureoles. Variable reddish flowers. Generally solitary 2-3″, slightly vertical globose.
Parodia nivosa
Dense white spines. Solitary to 5″ d. Bright red flowers. Will develop central wool and bristles.
Parodia ottonis
Small barrel to 6″, slow to clump; 2″ flowers
Parodia rutilans
Cylindrical 6″, brown spines, variable yellow/pink blooms
Parodia scopa
Small, globose, dense white bristle-like spines, moderate clumping. Variable. Can get 4″dia. and 2 to 20″ tall. Yellow flowers.
Parodia submammulosus
P. mammulosa ssp. submammulosa
Solitary, globose to 5″d.; 13 ribs, 7-10 spines
Parodia subterranea
5″ dia., usually solitary, apical wool, olive green.
Parodia werdermanniana
Grows on sandstone cliffs. Variable spines, white, yellow to brown. Keep dry in winter. Yellow flowers.
Parodia werneri
Small globose stems, usually solitary, occassional clumps. Pink flowers. Thin spines flattened back along the stems. Chin-like ribs.
Peniocereus greggii
1/2″ square stems, vining to 10ft. Underground caudex. Huge white night-blooming flowers. Hardy down to the mid-20s but may take damage below freezing. Needs summer heat to bloom.
Peniocereus johnstonii
1/2″ square stems, sprawling habit. Huge pale fuschia-white night-blooming flowers.
Peniocereus striatus
Tiny branches to 4’tall, underground caudex
Pilosocereus flexibilispinus
Gorgeous blue columnar cactus, branching above ground when young. Can grow to 30 feet tall in habitat. Will form a substantial trunk.
Pilosocereus glaucescens
Tree-like to 30ft. tall; glaucous stems, golden spines.
Stunning waxy blue cactus with golden spines and wool along the ribs. Can be grown outside during the summer but should be kept inside, or under an overhang, for the winter.
Pilosocereus gounellei
Stunning tall frosty green-silver cactus with golden spines, to 12ft tall. Can be grown outside during the summer but should be kept inside, or dry under an overhang for the winter in the Bay Area.
Pilosocereus lanuginosus
P. tillianus
Slender-branched tree to 35 ft. tall
