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Opuntia ellisiana Prickly Pear Cactus
It can withstand at - 15ºC. It grow very fast. For example, on the picture above the plant was outgrown from one segment during 5 months. It can be used on borders to make fences. Plant them along border with spaces 1.5 meter. It take a year to get a fence.
We have rooted segments of Opuntia ellisiana for $3.50, and not-rooted for $1.50.
Opuntia basilaris Rooted pads | |
$ 5.00 USD New Offer for only $4.00 Out of stockCommon Name(s): Beavertail Cactus The Beaver-tail Cactus is a smaller prickly pear cactus, and it will often start blooming when it has only two pads. Beware that the glochids (these little barbed bristles organized in clusters) can penetrate the skin. Very good for landscaping as well as for windowsill | |
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Austrocylindropuntia vestita | |
 Regular price $4.00 New price $ 3.00 USDOut of stock | |
in diameter (3 cm); persistent leaves, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm);
hairy areoles with thin long white hairs. Beautiful bright red flowers
Uebelmannia pectinifera
Origin: Brazil (mountain of Minas Gerais).It is only known from one location, north east of Diamantina, mountain of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.
Etymology: The species pectinifera comes from the Latin for "bearing combs".
Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 10b-12
Description: Solitary cactus, 4 to 6 inches wide (10-15 cm), 20 inches tall (50 cm); 15 to 18 prominent ribs; close set areoles; 1 to 4 central spines, up to 0.6 inch long (1.5 cm), in the classical look, the spines are straight and give a comb-like effect.
Sun Exposure: Full sun, possibly afternoon shade in summer in very hot climates
Water Needs: Regular water; do not overwater. Root prone if kept cold in winter, sometimes grafted to eliminate this problem. Enjoys humid air.
Min Temperature 60°F (15°C)
Frost Tolerance: Keep above 40°F (4°C) in winter, avoid any frost
Other: It is one of the most beautiful cactus species in my opinion, having a dark green, firm, almost lizard-skin textured 'skin', nice angularity to it's overall spherical shape and linear arrays of black spines down it's sides on a white fluffy background. It's a striking cactus and most people seem to notice it before all others in the garden.
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$ 3.50 USD New offer $3.00Out of stock Opuntia brachyclada is a synonim of Opuntia basilaris. It has green pads Very good for landscaping as well as for windowsill |
OUebelmannia pectinifera Ø4 cm $15.00, grafted. Grafted plants grow 4 times faster. Grafting is used also for species that are very sensitive to rot. Uebelmania pectinifera have highness sensitivity to fungus.
It
is one of the most beautiful cactus species having a
dark green, firm, almost lizard-skin textured 'skin', nice
angularity to it's overall spherical shape and linear arrays of
not-too-viscious black spines down it's sides on a white fluffy
background. It's a striking cactus and most people seem to notice
it before all others in the garden. Austrocylindropuntia vestita
Common name(s): include: "Cotton Coral Cactus", "Cotton Pole", "Old Man Opuntia"
Etymology: The species name "vestita" refers to the plants' vestments, its clothing of white hairs that turns into dens colonies what appears to be patches of snow remembering the high mountain peaks that surround - on all sides - the habitat of this plant
Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 10-11
Description: Austrocylindropuntia vestita It forms slim columns densely cloaked with thin long white hairs. Every one has it, grows and flowers well. It is usually a slender columnar white and very furry cactus from high altitude. The standard plants form branch both basally and near the top of the stems. Stem: Cylindrical 2-3 cm in diameter covered densely with long white hairs. The stems can eventually grow to almost 60 cm tall. Sun Exposure: Full sun. Min Temperature: 50 ° F (10 ° C). Frost Tolerance: Light frost only
Uebelmannia pectinifera Ø8 cm New price $23.00, grafted.
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