Plant Type

Cactus

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

 

Water

Very Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

Spanish, Wild Garden

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Patio, Raised Planter, Swimming Pool, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Evergreen columnar cactus grows slowly to 10' x 10'. Stems are light green and are covered in gray spines. Flowers are pink and appear late spring to summer. Flowers bloom at night on "furry" top regions of stems. Accepts reflected sun. Native to the Sonoran Desert.

Frost tolerant to 18 F. Recently reclassified as Pachycereus schottii.