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Form: Cactus, columnar
Seasonality: Perennial
Size: 45 feet (slow)
Leaves; n/a
Flowers: 2-inch long pale pink flowers
Fruit: Deep pink fruit, 1 inch long covered with yellowish hair.
Stems/Trunks: Numerous yellow spines concealed by the long,
shade producing hair
Range/Origin: Hidalgo Mexico
Hardiness: Sunset Zones: 11-13, 21-24; USDA: 9-10
Comments: Low
litter, Long flowing “hair” covering the thorns
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure: Full
sun
- Water: Low
- Soil:
Sandy, well drained
- Propagation: Seed
and cuttings
- Maintenance:
Minimal, however, yellowing hair can be rinsed with a mild shampoo
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