Mazhar Botanic Garden

Opuntia cylindrica (Lamarck) DC.

Cane cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000995
Common name: Cane cactus
English name: Cane cactus
Arabic name: اوبونتيا اسطوانية
Native: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Country: Colombia Ecuador Peru
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Shrubby cactus or small tree with a woody trunk , dark green to bluish-green highly branched grow 4 m tall Flower red Fruit small, spineless, green-yellow, egg shaped

In potted succulent collections, rock gardens, arid gardens, accent plant, potted patio or indoor plant or as a specimen.

New: Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica (Lam) Backeb

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Texture: Heavy clay Medium loamy Rocky  Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Arid Dry Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.4-6.7
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape
Plant Populations density: Abundant
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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