All Cacti
Ariocarpus fissuratus (Living rock/ False Peyote). Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 8b-11. Hardy to 25° F. Full sun to light shade, needs protection in hottest desert gardens. Solitary spineless, grows very slowly to 8" in diameter. Little water summer, no water in winter. Pink to magenta flowers, 1.5 inches in diameter. The estismated age of the 2.5" plants is 15 years old and the 4" plants are 20 to 25 years old. Origin: Texas, New Mexico and Northern Mexico.
Astrophytum ornatum (Monk's hood). Sunset: 11-13,18-21; USDA: 9b-10. Light shade in hottest locations. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 4' tall; 10" in diameter. Origin: Mexico.
Carnegia gigantea (Saguaro). Sunset: 11-13,18-21; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 50' tall. Origin: Sonoran desert of southwestern USA and Northern Mexico.
Cereus peruvianus monstrose (Sunset: 12-13,16,17,21-24; USDA: 9-11). Mutated form of Cereus peruvianus. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water summer. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 16' tall; 8' diameter. Large white nocturnal flowers. Origin: Peru.
Corryocactus melanotrichus (Clustering cereus) USDA: 10-11. Full sun to part sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 30F. Grows to 8' tall. Native to Bolivia.
Coryphantha macromeris (Flabby pincushion). USDA: 8b-12. Full sun to part sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 14 deg. F. Grows to 10" tall; 2' + spread. Purple flowers, edible fruit. Origin: New Mexico, Texas, northeastern Mexico.
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Buckhorn cholla) USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 10' tall; 10' wide. Native to southern Utah, S.E. California, Arizona
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi (USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Shrubby cholla grows to 10' tall; 7' wide. Native to southern Utah, S.E. CA, AZ
Cylindropuntia arbuscula (Bush pencil cholla) USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 8' tall; 8' wide. Native to AZ and Mexico.
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.
Cylindropuntia fulgida mammillata monstrosa (Boxing glove cholla)
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata (Chain fruit cholla). Sunset: 10-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 12' tall; 8' wide. Native to Arizona, CA and Mexico.
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Giant tree cholla). Sunset: 8-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 18' tall; 12' wide. Origin: AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX
Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Diamond cholla). Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 8A-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Shrubby cholla grows to 4' tall; 4' wide. Native to S.W. Colorado, W. Arizona, southern Nevada, eastern Calif., Mexico
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Cane cholla). Sunset: 11-24; USDA: 8-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Tree like cholla grows to 7' tall; 5' wide. Native to AZ, New Mexico, Mexico
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.
Echinocactus texensis (Horse Crippler). Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 5-11. Hardy to 0° F. Full sun to light shade in hot gardens. Light summer water, dry winter. Solitary when young, slowly clustering, 12" in diameter, 8" high. Pink flowers. Origin: Texas, southeastern New Mexico, northeastern Mexico.
Echinocereus coccineus (Mexican claret cup) 2,3,7,10-24; USDA: 7-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Clumping colony slowly grows to 5' diameter; 16" tall. Origin: Southwestern USA, Mexico.
Echinocereus engelmannii (Sunset: 2,3,7,10-24; USDA: 7-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Clumping colony grows to 4' diameter; 1' tall. Origin: Southern California, Arizona, southern Nevada, Mexico. This clone from Southern AZ.
Echinocereus pentalophus (Lady finger cactus). Sunset: 12-13; USDA: 9b-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Clumping colony grows to 1' tall; 3' diameter. Origin: Texas, Mexico.
Echinocereus stramineus (Strawberry hedgehog). Sunset: 9b-13. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Clumping colony grows to 2' tall; 4' diameter. Origin: southwest Texas, New Mexico, Mexico.
Ferocactus acanthodes. 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 covillei. Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 25°F. Solitary barrel grows to 3 tall; 3' diameter. Native to Mexico.
Ferocactus glaucescens (Blue barrel). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 28°F. Solitary barrel grows to 2.5' tall; 18" diameter. Origin: Eastern central Mexico.
Ferocactus hamatacanthus ssp. sinuatus (aka Echinocactus hamatacanthus). USDA: 8b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 16°F. Grows to 2' cluster. Native Texas, Mexico
Ferocactus herrerae (USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little or no water. Hardy to 20°F. Solitary barrel grows to 6' tall; 16" diameter. Orange to red flowers, large yellow fruit. Origin: 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.
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 '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, 6" diameter. Origin: Arizona, northwestern 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 18°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
Mammillaria geminispina. USDA: 10. Light shade. Little water. Hardy to 28°F. Cylindrical 2-3' wide mound, each stem up to 4" diameter. Origin: Central Mexico.
Mammillaria microcarpa (Mammillaria grahamii). Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 8-10. Light shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 10°F. Cylindrical barrel grows to 6" tall; Solitary or forming mounds. Origin: California to Texas, northwestern Mexico.
Mammillaria parkinsonii (Owl's eyes). USDA: 9b-11. Light shade. Little water. Hardy to 25°F. Cylindrical barrel grows to 10' tall; 20" wide, forming mounds. Origin: Mexico.
Mammillaria pettersonii (Golden ball) related to Mammillaria apozolensis. USDA: 9. Protect from afternoon sun. Hardy to 28°F. Low to moderate water. Needs good drainage. Deep pink flowers in rings appear in spring to summer. Globular growth to 8" +. Origin: Guanajuato, 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.
Neobuxbaumia polylopha. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Moderate water. Solitary columnar cactus, grows to 25' tall. Hardy to 30°F. Origin: Mexico.
Neocardenasia herzogiana (Sunset: 12-13; USDA: 9-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Moderate water. Hardy to 27°F. Grows to 50' tall. Origin: Bolivian mountains.
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. linguiformis (Cow's tongue) Sunset: 8-24; USDA: 8-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 5' tall. Origin: Southwestern USA, northwestern 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 ficus indica (Cow's tongue), Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 15°F. Tree like opuntia grows to 16' tall. Origin: Mexico.
Opuntia ficus indica (Elephant ear), Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 15°F. Tree like opuntia grows to 16' tall. Origin: Mexico.
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). 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 paraguayensis (Orange tuna) Sunset: 8,9, 11-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 6' 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: Mexico.
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 rufida minima (Mini gems) USDA: 10. Protect from hot sun. Hardy to 32°F. Low to moderate water. Needs good drainage. Miniature opuntia. Grows to 10" tall. Origin: Guanajuato, Mexico
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 subulata (Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 9-10) Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 25°F. Read flowers. Grows to 10' tall; 8' spread. Origin: Ecuador and Peru.
Opuntia 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.
Opuntia 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.
Opuntia tephrocactus articulatus var strobiloformis (Pine cone). 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.
Opuntia tephrocactus articulatus species (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.
Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra (Texas santa rita) Sunset: 10-13,18-21; USDA: 8b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to no water. Hardy to 5°F. Grows to 3' tall 6' spread. Yellow flowers, red highlight. Origin: Texas, New Mexico, eastern Arizona, northern 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
Oreocereus celsianus (Old Man of the Andes). Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 8-10. Full sun to light shade. Little water. Hardy to 12°F. Grows slowly to 10'. Origin: Bolivia, Peru, northern Argentina.
Pachycereus pringlei (Cardon / Mexican Saguaro). USDA: 10-12. Full sun. Little to moderate water. Hardy to 25°F. Grows slowly to 40'. Origin: Central Baja California.
Trichocereus strigosus
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 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 (Stenocereus griseus). 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. Fast growing to 20' tall. Origin: Southern Arizona, northern Mexico.
Stetsonia coryne (Argentine toothpick) Sunset: 12-13; USDA: 9-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little to moderate water, summer. Hardy to 18°F. Branching cactus to 20' tall. Origin: Low deserts of Argentina, Bolivia.
Trichocereus 'Huasca' hybrid Prolific bright orange to red flowers.
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 candicans (Argentine giant). Sunset: 11-13; USDA: 9-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Low water. Trailing cactus, grows to 4' tall; 10' wide. Hardy to 15°F. Origin: Northern Argentina.
Trichocereus chiloensis (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.
Trichocereus pachanoi (San pedro) Sunset: 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.A great oppurtinity to get many starter plants at a low cost. San Pedro cactus odd size cuttings sale. Price $7.00 per pound. Minimum order is 2 lbs.Irregular size cuts. Some are tips, some skinny some fat, some are mid-cuts and range in size from 3" to 13".
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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.
