General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Austrocylindropuntia vestita
  • Synonym: Opuntia vestita

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Location: CA
Date: 5/4/2020
Location: CA
Date: 5/4/2020
Seems like it’s going to swallow you up!
Location: CA
Date: 4/2/2020
Young Austrocylindropuntia (Austrocylindropuntia vestita 'Cristat
Location: CA
Date: 5/4/2020
Location: CA
Date: 4/2/2020
Spikes of Austrocylindropuntia (Austrocylindropuntia vestita 'Cri
Location: In my collection...Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-03-20
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2012
a very nice specimen, I think!
Location: 98108
Date: 2013-01-11
Location: In my collection...Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-03-20
Location: Chandler, AZ - Sunsprite Cottage
Date: 02/20/2012 - Winter
Optunia vestits cristata

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