Cactus and Succulents - Every 3 Week

Copiapoa hypogaea

C. hypogaea var. barquitensis

Small round solitary barrel will eventually grow vertical to 5″ tall. Very slow growing. Yellow flowers in summer.

Copiapoa malletiana

Branch from the base, form large clusters of dozens of stems, eventually grow up to 6ft. across.

Corryocactus erectus

Clumping stems rise like fingers to 18″, topped with orange-red flowers. Flowers spring through summer. Great for filling in the landscape.

Cumulopuntia boliviana

In the Opuntioideae Subfamily, similar to some of the South American chollas, with glochids and easily separated elongate stem sections.

Cumulopuntia tumida

Rare. In the Opuntioideae Subfamily, similar to some of the South American chollas, with glochids and easily separated ovate stem sections.

Grows low to the ground with stems partly buried. Can form large clusters 2 to 3 stems tall though they break off easily. Large feathery yellow flowers. Brownish-orange glochids.

Cylindropuntia bigelovi

Opuntia bigelovi

Mojave and Sonora Deserts. Classic golden-spined Jumping Cholla. Slow growing.

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Opuntia fulgida

Medium height tree cholla, 3′-6’h.; 1″ pink flowers in summer sun

Cylindropuntia fulgida v. mammillata fa. monstrose

A branched monstrose cholla that will often form crests. The new growth is bronze and fades to grey-green as it ages. It uncommonly produces magenta flowers. Prone to rot if wet and cold. Prone to rot if wet and cold.

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Opuntia imbricata

Shrubby tree cholla found throughout the SW and lower Great Plains.  Can grow to 10ft. tall. Magenta flowers.

Cylindropuntia kleiniae

Grows in the limestone flats of the Chihuahuan desert. Low spine cactus, shrubby, can form woody trunks. Will grow 3 to 4 ft tall, can spread wide.

Cylindropuntia spinosior

Compact, tree-like cholla to 6 feet tall and wide. Purple flowers. Grows in dry grasslands. The dried wood caness make for good long straight walking sticks.

Red spines fade to grey as they age.

Denmoza rhodacantha

Globose, 12″ x 4ft. tall. Variable spine color from red to brown to gray. Bright red tubular flowers.

Echinocactus grusonii

Kroenleinia grusonii
Possible Echinocactus x Ferocactus hybrid

Solitary barrels to 4ft, occasional clumps, golden spines. Small yellow flowers.

Echinocactus platyacanthus

Slow growing, but one of the largest barrel cactus at 5ft across and eventually to 7-8ft tall. Stays small, grows slow, in a pot. Frost Tender, keep dry in winter.