General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Fruit can take root and form a new plant without having to use its seeds; needs neutral soil pH
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Other: Easy to root from stem segments
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Klein's Pencil Cactus
  • Cholla
  • Klein Cholla
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cylindropuntia kleiniae
  • Synonym: Opuntia kleiniae

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: Hueco Tanks, Texas
Date: 2011-11-19
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-04
Very small specimen growing outside in Denmark (Unprotected!)
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-07

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