General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry
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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Diamond Cholla
  • Pencil Cholla
  • Branched Pencil Cholla
  • Diamond Plated Pencil Cholla
  • Cholla
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cylindropuntia ramosissima
  • Synonym: Opuntia ramosissima

Photo Gallery
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ.
Date: 01/11/2015
Cylindropuntia ramosissima in afternoon sunlight
Location: Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix Arizona
Date: 2016-01-04
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Date: 2015-03-21
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-03-05
taken in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-03-05
taken in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Date: 2015-03-21

Credit NPS

Credit NPS
Location: Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.
Date: April
photo by Stan Shebs
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Amazing lighting on that! by lovesblooms Jan 15, 2016 11:21 PM 1

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