ALL CACTI
Carnegiea gigantea (Saguaro). Sunset: 11-13,18-21; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 45' tall. Origin: Sonoran desert of southwestern USA and Northern Mexico. Plants are approximately 18-25 years old. Sizes listed are the planted size.
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Teddy bear cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 6' tall; 3' wide. Origin: Arizona, California and Mexico.
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Jumping cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' wide. Origin: AZ, CA and Mexico. These plants are very spiny, somewhat dangerous and not user friendly.
Echinocactus grusonii (Golden barrel cacti). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 9-12. Full sun. Regular water summer. Hardy to 24°F. Grows slowly 3' tall; 4' wide. Yellow flowers. Origin: Mexico
Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. moelleri (Texas blue barrel) Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun to part shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 14°F. Cylindrical barrel grows to 2" tall; 8" diameter. Origin: Mexico Arizona New Mexico, Texas. These plants are 18 years plus old.
Echinopsis pachanoi. Sunset: 13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Columnar, clustering cactus grows to 15' tall. Hardy to 18°F. Origin: Ecuador and Peru. See picture for clone being sold.
Sale: Sold by the pound. Odd size lots, ranging from 6" to 12" mid-section cuts and tip cuttings, some skinny, some fat. Sold at $20 per pound / 5 LBS $80
Ferocactus acanthodes / Ferocactus wislizenii hybrid.
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Ferocactus acanthodes). Arizona Fire Barrel. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall; 16' diameter. Native to Arizona, California, northern Mexico.
Ferocactus wislizenii (Fishhook barrel). Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall; 2' diameter. Native to Arizona, northern Mexico. Shipped bare root.
Harrisia tetracantha. Synonyms: Cereus tetracanthus, Eriocereus tephracanthus, Roseocereus tephracanthus
Lophocereus schottii 'mieckleyanus' (Thin senita form). Organ pipe cactus. Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18 F. Each stem can grow to 20' tall, 4-6" diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico.
Lophocereus schottii (Senita). Organ pipe cactus. Sunset: 12-13, 16, 17, 21-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Branching cactus, each stem can grow to 28' tall, 10" diameter. Small white flowers. Origin: AZ, northwest Mexico
Lophocereus schottii monstrose 'mieckleyanus' (Thin totem pole). Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Lophocereus schottii. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 20 F. Grows to 20' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico
Lophocereus schottii v. monstrose (Totem cactus). Sunset:12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Lophocereus schottii. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 26' tall. Origin: Arizona, northwestern Mexico
Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Blue candle). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water. Hardy to 26°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' diameter. Origin: Northern central Mexico.
Opuntia basilaris (Beavertail cactus) Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-12. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 0°F. Slow growing to 2' tall; 4' wide. Origin: Arizona, California, Nevada, northwestern Mexico.
Opuntia ellisiana (Tiger tongue). Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-12. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 16°F. Slow growing to 2' tall; 8' wide. Origin: Mexico, Texas.
Opuntia engelmannii (Engelman prickly pear) Sunset: 8,9, 12-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 8' tall. Origin: Arizona, California
Opuntia engelmannii var. aciculata (Chenille); Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 8-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 3' tall. Origin: Southwestern USA, NW Mexico.
Opuntia engelmannii var. texana; Sunset: 8,9, 12-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Used for edible fruit. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 8' tall. Origin: Texas
Opuntia microdasys (Yellow bunny ears)
Opuntia microdasys var. albaspina (White bunny ear). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 20°F. Grows to 2' tall. Origin: Mexico.
Opuntia microdasys v. rufidia (Orange bunny ears). This clone is succulent and compact compared to the typical form. Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 20°F. Grows to 4' tall. Origin: Mexico.
Opuntia phaeacantha. Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 7-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 6' tall; 6 to 15' in spread. Origin: Arizona, Utah, Texas.
Opuntia quimilo (Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 22°F. Grows to 6' tall. Origin: Bolivia (Tarija), Paraguay
Opuntia rufida (Blue) Sunset:11-13; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 4' tall. Origin: southwestern Texas and northern Mexico.
Opuntia rufida (Purple variety) (Sunset:11-13; USDA: 8b-10). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 15°F. Rapidly grows with water to 6' tall; 8' spread. Origin: south central Texas.
Opuntia scheeri. Full sun, frost tolerant. Shrubby, upright prickly pear, grows to 8 feet tall. Pink flowers. Origin:Mexico (Queretaro, Guanajuato)
Opuntia streptacantha (Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 9-10). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 22°F. Tree like opuntia grows to 16' tall. Origin: Mexico.
Opuntia violacea var. santa rita (Purple prickly pear). Sunset: 8-10, 12-24; USDA: 7-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 5'. Origin: Texas to Arizona, northern Mexico
Stenocereus alamosensis (Octopus cactus). Syn. Rathbunia alamosensis. USDA: 9b-10. Full sun. Little water. Hardy to 28°F. Thicket of bending stems, up to 10 ft tall. Tubular pinkish red flowers, attracts hummingbirds. Origin: Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora)
Stenocereus gatesii. Full sun, Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 9b-11 Growth Habits: Tree like cactus, up to 15 feet tall, Slender stems up to 3 + inches in diameter when mature; reddish central spines. Frost tolerates down to 26 deg. F. for short durations. Full sun Origin: Coastal Venezuela and islands nearby, introduced into Mexico.
Stenocereus marginatus (Mexican Fence Post / Organ pipe cactus). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 23° F. Grows to 20' tall. Origin: Central Mexico
Stenocereus pruinosus, Mexican organ pipe. USDA: 10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 23°F. Fast growing to 20' tall. Origin: South-central Mexico.
Stenocereus thurberi (Arizona organ pipe) Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-12. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 24°F. Grows to 20' tall, multistemed. Origin: Southern Arizona, northern Mexico.
Tephrocactus articulatus papyracanthus (White paper spine) Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 1' tall. Origin: Western Argentina.
Tephrocactus articulatus species (Small gray paper spine) Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 22°F. Grows to 1' tall. Origin: Argentina.
Tephrocactus articulatus var strobiloformis (Pine cone). Syn:: Opuntia turpinii. Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 22°F. Grows to 1' tall. White flowers. Origin: Argentina.
Tephrocactus glomeratus v. longispinus (large grey paperspine) (large grey paper spine). Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 22°F. Grows to 1' tall. Origin: Argentina.
Trichocereus brevispinulosus (Indian comb). Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Clustering columnar cactus, grows to 6' tall. Hardy to 20°F.
Trichocereus bridgesii (Sunset: 16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11) Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Clustering columnar cactus, grows to 8' tall. Hardy to 20°F. Origin: Bolivia.
Trichocereus peruvianus (Torch cactus) Sunset: 16,17,21-24; USDA: 8b-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Columnar, cactus grows to 16' tall. Hardy to 18°F. Origin: Ecuador and Peru.
Trichocereus spachianus (Golden torch) Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 9b-11. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Columnar, cactus grows to 6' tall. Hardy to 22°F. Origin: Western Argentina, Bolivia.
Trichocereus thelegonus (Sunset: 16,17,21-24; USDA: 10-12. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Trailing cactus, grows to 3' tall; 6' wide. Hardy to 25°F. Origin: Chile.