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!
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.
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 More
The flower color is copper-red.
Other valid synonyms are:
Cylindropuntia hypsophila
Cylindropuntia verschaff...Read More
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 More