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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 6 inches (.15 meters)
Leaves: Needled
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Austrocylindropuntia

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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2023-01-13
Opuntia Cylindrica cristata - just purchased in Southern Californ
Location: my sunroom, Utah
Date: 2020-01-25
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2023-01-10
Opuntia Cylindrica cristata, collage, new plant
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2013-04-14
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2012 Oct 21
Pointy leaves forming on Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica f. crist
Location: In my home, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-01-15
Location: In our garden - Tracy, CA
Date: 2011-10-15
Location: BG Berlin (Germany)
Date: 2015-11-15
Comments:
  • Posted by tarev (San Joaquin County, CA - Zone 9b) on Oct 15, 2011 4:24 PM concerning plant:
    This cactus loves full sun to part shade in our garden. A slow grower, it needs fast-draining soil, and shelter if possible when there is a threat of a cold snap.
Plant Events from our members
dnrevel On July 31, 2023 Maintenance performed
Moved to the greenhouse from the garden window. Doing well. Did well enough in the garden window indoors during the winter.
dnrevel On January 3, 2023 Obtained plant
Obtained in SoCal. Raising the plant in Michigan.
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