Catalog Description
Famous for its disproportionately large pink flowers produced copiously in spring. This cactus is both desert and flower garden material. Cylindrical form features white spine jeweled ribs. An essential of the Southwestern garden but equally coveted for modern architecture. Year-round beauty for an arid well drained landscape or in porous containers. Not particular as to fertility but express drainage is a must. Clumping habit. Slow growth to 1 foot tall, 2 feet wide. |
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Average Landscape Size
Clumping habit; 1 ft. high, 2 ft. wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Large pink flowers burst out from the white spine jeweled ribs of this cylinder shaped cactus. Year-round beauty for an arid landscape or containers. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Moderate Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Clumping |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 12 (>210 days) |
| Low: | 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 11 (Above 40 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 8 (10 to 20 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Once established needs only occasional water. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full sun |
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Flower or Bloom description:
| Flower Color |
| Pink |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| May |
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Propagation
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Attributes
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Easy Care Plant
Rock Garden Plant
Showy Flowers
Year-round Interest |
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