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