Cylindropuntia Spinosior

Water:

April-September: 1 x every 2 weeks*

October-March: 1x per month *

*This is only for a sunny location

Light: sunny

Nutrition: 1x per month (May-September)

The Cylindropuntia Spinosior is a beautiful cactus species. In nature, Cylindropuntia Spinosior grows in the US and Mexico. The Cylindropuntia Spinosior grows there in desert and dry grass areas. The Cylindropuntia Spinosior produces all thin stems that are covered with thin light brown colored spines. This growth form has given the Cylindropuntia Spinosior the nickname walking stick cactus in English.

The Cylindropuntia Spinosior grows into a small shrub of maximum 1.5-2 meters. From the main stem, the Cylindropuntia Spinosior produces many side arms that in turn branch out. The Cylindropuntia Spinosior will bloom with us in the spring and early summer. The beautiful flowers appear on top of the stems of the Cylindropuntia Spinosior. The flowers of the Cylindropuntia Spinosior are red-pink in color.

Cylindropuntia Spinosior is an important food source for a number of local tribes. They fry the flower buds, eat the fruits when the flowers are pollinated, but also eat the stem after they have been stripped of their spines.

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