Road Kill Cactus
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 20 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 10 feet |
An upright growing and spreading succulent cactus with showy orange flowers that bloom in spring and red fruit in summer; exceptional as an accent for rock gardens and planters; needs perfect drainage and sandy or gravelly soils
Additional Information
| Colour | yellow |
|---|---|
| Effect | Close-up |
| Fade Colour | Orange |
| Form | Cup |
| Hold | End |
| Period | in early summer |
| Value | High |
| Petal Count | Double |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Detail | Succulent |
| Shape | Round |
| Summer Colour | dark green |
| Colour | tan |
|---|---|
| Texture | spiny |
| Value | High |
| Stem Colour | Lawn green |
| Colour | red |
|---|---|
| Type | Berry |
| Ornamental Period | from early to late fall |
| Ornamental Value | High |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | dry to average |
| Soil Type | sandy |
| Plant Form | upright spreading |
| Plant Origin | native |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Container, Garden, Massing, Naturalizing |
| Maintenance | medium |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | multi-stemmed |
| Canopy | low |
| Density | open |
| Family | Cactus |
| Genus | Consolea |
| Other Species Names | Rubescens Cactus, syn. Opuntia rubescens |
| Species | rubescens |
| Lifespan | 40 |
| Pruning | never prune |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Texture | medium coarse |
