Tropicals > Cylindropuntia > Cylindropuntia fulgida > Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata
Cylindropuntia fulgida
var. mamillata
Boxing Glove Cactus
Origin: Native to the south-western United States of America and northern Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Cylindropuntia |
| Species |
| fulgida |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Variety |
| mamillata |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| Height |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun in well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Low-branching. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young pads are covered with 2 - 3 cm spines. |
| Leaf Description |
| Spines appear in forms of 6 - 12 and grow from the areole. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are 1 - 2 cm wide and are displayed at the joint tips and bloom in mid-summer. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is pear-shaped to round, wrinkled with a few spines. 4 cm long, producing flowers the following year. |
| Colour Description |
| The stems are light green. The young branches have yellowish-silver spines that darken to a grey with age. |
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