Cumulopuntia boliviana(Salm - Dyck ) F.Ritter
Austrocylindropuntia boliviana , Cumulopuntia boliviana subsp . boliviana , Maihueniopsis boliviana , Opuntia boliviana , Tephrocactus bolivianus
Family : CactaceaeSubfamily : OpuntioideaeTribe : AustrocylindropuntieaeGenus : Cumulopuntia
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Cumulopuntia bolivianais aboriginal to the Altiplano ofArgentina , Bolivia , Chile , andPeru .
Cumulopuntia bolivianais acactusthat grade dim , often large cushions of immature stem turn segments arm with yellow to ruddy - brown spines . It distribute up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) or more in diameter . The shank segment are egg - mold to elongate , tuberculate , and can value up to 3 inch ( 7.5 curium ) long and 1.6 inches ( 4 centimeter ) in diam . The tubercles are initially well - defined , later obscure , and mostly located on the upper constituent of the segments . The backbone are tumid to somewhat spreading and can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 atomic number 96 ) long . Each areole deliver 1 to 10 pricker , sometimes with a few bristles .
The flowers are yellow , seldom orange , pink , or red , with a bristly pericarpel above , and can reach a duration of 2 inches ( 5 cm ) and a diam of 2.4 inch ( 6 atomic number 96 ) . The fruits are overweight , green to yellowish , usually subspherical , and typically namby-pamby but sometimes with a few bristles . They can develop about 0.8 in ( 2 cm ) long .
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USDA hardiness zones8a to 11b : from 10 ° F ( −12.2 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° hundred ) .
Although the bombastic variety of mintage within theOpuntiagenus means that dissimilar type of prickly pears may require slightly different care , all are desert cacti that call for pot of Dominicus , plenty of light , and very picayune water . So , if you live in a hot , desiccate area , these works can broadly speaking be planted outside , left alone , and enjoyed .
AlthoughOpuntiacan originate just fine in a garden , it can also be develop in throne . To repot , ensure the soil is dry , remove the muckle , and dispatch the sometime soil . After treating any cuts with fungicide , point the briary pear in a new potty and backfill it with potting soil . As with a new cutting , check that not to irrigate a new repotted prickly pear for a brief period to forefend rotting its roots .
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