Austrocylindropuntia Species

Another valid synonym:
Tephrocactus inarmatus

A funny little plant, slow growing for me, but undemanding. The stems on my plant remain green when grown in partial shade or low light, ...Read Morebut when exposed to full sun (or close range to fluorescent lights in winter) they blush an attractive purple-red color. Seems to tolerate our heat well, even with occasional temps a bit over 100°. Plumps up in appreciation of a little extra water during the summer. Too much water during the winter can cause stems to rot at soil level. No blooms yet, but I really like the form of this little plant!

The flower color is copper-red.

Other valid synonyms are:
Cylindropuntia hypsophila
Cylindropuntia verschaff...Read Moreeltii
Cylindropuntia haematacantha
Austrocylindropuntia haematacantha
Austrocylindropuntia hypsophila
Austrocylindropuntia steiniana
Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii var. hypsophila
Austrocylindropuntia inarmata
Opuntia verschaffeltii var. hypsophila
Opuntia verschaffelti var. digitalis
Opuntia steiniana
Maihueniopsis verschaffeltii

Small tubular branching cactus with woody stems- new growth a burgundy in winter (don't know about summer yet) with sparse, very thin whi...Read Morete spines- looks sort of like worms growing out the ground.