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Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Fruit can take root and form a new plant without having to use its seeds; needs neutral soil pH
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Other: Easy to root from stem segments
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Chain Fruit Cholla
  • Smooth Chain Fruit Cholla
  • Cholla
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata
  • Synonym: Opuntia fulgida var. mamillata
Also sold as:
  • Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata

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Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ
Date: 3/4/17
The flowers have fallen off and the seed pods have been eaten by
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2015-07-10
Location: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ
Date: 3/4/17

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