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PARRY'S CENTURY PLANT |
Agave parryi |
5 |
Slow |
1 x 1 |
XXX |
Stiff blue-green leaves; needs good drainage especially in winter |
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NIPPLE CACTUS |
Coryphantha vivipara |
4 |
Slow |
3 inches x 8 inches |
XXX |
Small pincushion type forms large clustered mound in time; pink flowers |
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DEVIL CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia davisii |
5 |
Slow |
1 x 1 |
XXX |
Shorter cholla with impressive spines native to E. NM and N. Texas; yellow-green More ... |
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TREE CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia imbricata |
4 |
Medium |
4 x 4 |
XXX |
Grows up to 8' tall in warmer areas; flowers may be white or purple |
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PENCIL CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia kleiniae |
7 |
Medium |
5 x 5 |
XXX |
Purple flowers; showy red fruit; may not get this tall in our area |
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GOLD-SPINED CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia sp. |
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RATTAIL CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia whipplei |
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SILVER-SPINED CHOLLA |
Cylindropuntia whipplei variety |
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CLARET CUP HEDGEHOG |
Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
5 |
Slow |
6 inches x 2 feet |
XXX |
Bright red flowers in late spring; in age makes clumps with many heads |
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RED YUCCA |
Hesperaloe parviflora |
5 |
Medium |
2 x 2 |
XXX |
Thin leaves; tall stalk topped with red long-lasting flowers most years |
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COMMON PRICKLY PEAR |
Opuntia erinacea |
5 |
Medium |
1 x 3 |
XXX |
Native here; rose pink or yellow flowers |
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BRITTLE PRICKLY PEAR |
Opuntia fragilis |
4 |
Slow |
4 inches x 1 feet |
XXX |
Pads are rounded like cholla but small; native here |
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NEW MEXICO PRICKLY PEAR |
Opuntia phaeacantha |
5 |
Medium |
3 x 3 |
XXX |
Yellow flowers red fruit good for jelly |
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PLAINS PRICKLY PEAR |
Opuntia polyacantha |
5 |
Medium |
1 x 3 |
XXX |
Pink flowers; pads run along ground rooting as they go; often few needles |
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BANANA YUCCA |
Yucca baccata |
5 |
Medium |
4 x 4 |
XXX |
Thick leaves; huge spikes of creamy-white flowers followed by large seed pods |
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SOAPTREE YUCCA |
Yucca elata |
5 |
Slow |
5 x 3 |
XXX |
Large yucca that branches with age; tall flower spike |
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SOAPWEED YUCCA |
Yucca glauca |
4 |
Slow |
3 x 3 |
XXX |
Native with thin leaves with curling fibers on margins; spikes of white flowers |
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ADAM'S NEEDLE YUCCA |
Yucca filamentosa |
4 |
Medium |
3 x 4 |
XX |
Softer green leaves; spikes of showy white flowers; native to the SE so needs mo More ... |
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COLOR GUARD YUCCA |
Y. filamentosa 'Color Guard' |
4 |
Slow |
3 x 4 |
X |
Like above but with rose and golden streaking on the leaves |
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GOLDEN SWORD YUCCA |
Y. filamentosa 'Golden Sword' |
4 |
Medium |
3 x 4 |
X |
Like above but with golden centered leaves |
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