Description

Family Cactaceae
Originating from Bolivia

A big, imposing cactus that can grow into a small tree with beautiful long, slender pads of fleshy succulent grey green, bearing stout spines up to 20 cm long. The unique pads can be up to 50cm long on old plants and 25cm wide, producing amazing, fleshy, bright orange and yellow flowers held upright on the stems in early summer, followed by urn shape prickly pear fruit.
Grow in free draining compost in pots on a patio for summer in full sun, watering sparsely, returning to a bright frost free conservatory for winter, watering sparingly only once or twice.

Height and spread after 10 – 20 years 2m x 3m.