Buck Horn Cholla

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:

Buckhorn Cholla

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Orange
Wildlife supported:

Jumping Cholla

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

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© 2005 Yadin twelve

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 1 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

California Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica

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Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Snake Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. californica

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Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Cane Cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

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© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 10 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Yellow, Orange, Green
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chuckwalla Cholla

Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis

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Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:

Golden Cholla

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

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© 2006 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, Green, Brown
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Fosberg's

Cylindropuntia fosbergii

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Copyright © 2014 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gander's Cholla

Cylindropuntia ganderi

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Copyright © 2017 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Munz's Cholla

Cylindropuntia munzii

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Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Coastal Cholla

Cylindropuntia prolifera

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© 2010 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 10 ft tall , 1 - 5 ft wide
Form: Upright
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Pencil Cholla

Cylindropuntia ramosissima

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© 2008 Mike

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 5 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Orange, Pink, Brown
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Wolf's Cholla

Cylindropuntia wolfii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 Emily Sluiman

Plant type: Shrub,Succulent
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly