Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus

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Close-up of a potted Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and buds, in rocky soil; other cacti blurred behind.
Close-up of a small Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and a tiny yellow flower, among gravel and potted plants.
A green, elongated Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sparse spines in a gravel-filled pot among other desert cacti in a greenhouse.
Top-down view of Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and white dots, growing among gravel in a plant pot.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with green, spiky arms in a brown pot, surrounded by various desert cacti.
Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines in a rocky-soil pot, surrounded by other small desert cacti in similar pots.
Close-up of Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus in a small pot with rocky soil, with blurred desert cacti in the background.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sharp spines and small buds, growing in gravel with a softly blurred background.
Top-down view of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with slender spines and round spots, set among rocks and gravel.
Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sharp spines in a small gravel-filled pot, buds sprouting, blurred desert cacti behind.
Close-up of a green Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long yellow spines and a white flower, potted among desert cacti in a greenhouse.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long, thin spines in a gravel-filled pot, with blurred desert cacti behind.
Close-up of a potted Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and buds, in rocky soil; other cacti blurred behind.
Close-up of a small Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and a tiny yellow flower, among gravel and potted plants.
A green, elongated Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sparse spines in a gravel-filled pot among other desert cacti in a greenhouse.
Top-down view of Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines and white dots, growing among gravel in a plant pot.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with green, spiky arms in a brown pot, surrounded by various desert cacti.
Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long spines in a rocky-soil pot, surrounded by other small desert cacti in similar pots.
Close-up of Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus in a small pot with rocky soil, with blurred desert cacti in the background.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sharp spines and small buds, growing in gravel with a softly blurred background.
Top-down view of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with slender spines and round spots, set among rocks and gravel.
Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with sharp spines in a small gravel-filled pot, buds sprouting, blurred desert cacti behind.
Close-up of a green Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long yellow spines and a white flower, potted among desert cacti in a greenhouse.
Close-up of an Opuntia fulgida boxing glove cactus with long, thin spines in a gravel-filled pot, with blurred desert cacti behind.

948 Opuntia fulgida boxing glove

It is the largest of the cholla; other cholla specimens are usually much smaller.

USDA hardiness zones: 8b to 11b: from 15 °F (−9.4 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).

Flowers: White and pink, they bloom in mid-summer.
How to grow and care: All Opuntias are desert cacti that need lots of sun, lots of light and very little water. If you live in a hot, arid area, these plants can generally be planted outside, left alone, and enjoyed.
These cacti will grow just fine in a garden, but they can be grown in pots as well. To repot, ensure the soil is dry, then remove the pot and knock away the old soil. Place the cactus in a new pot and backfill it with potting soil. As with a new cutting, make sure not to water a newly repotting Prickly Pear for a brief period to avoid rotting its roots.

Opuntia can propagate by cuttings. To propagate by cuttings, sever pads from a plant and let them dry so that the wounds heal. Then place the plants in a dry soil and refrain from watering them until they begin to grow to avoid rotting them.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Midsummer

Flower Color

White and pink

Hardiness Zone

8b to 10b

Mature Size

3648 in. (90120 Cm)

Resistance

32f (0°c)

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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948 Opuntia fulgida boxing glove

It is the largest of the cholla; other cholla specimens are usually much smaller.

USDA hardiness zones: 8b to 11b: from 15 °F (−9.4 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).

Flowers: White and pink, they bloom in mid-summer.
How to grow and care: All Opuntias are desert cacti that need lots of sun, lots of light and very little water. If you live in a hot, arid area, these plants can generally be planted outside, left alone, and enjoyed.
These cacti will grow just fine in a garden, but they can be grown in pots as well. To repot, ensure the soil is dry, then remove the pot and knock away the old soil. Place the cactus in a new pot and backfill it with potting soil. As with a new cutting, make sure not to water a newly repotting Prickly Pear for a brief period to avoid rotting its roots.

Opuntia can propagate by cuttings. To propagate by cuttings, sever pads from a plant and let them dry so that the wounds heal. Then place the plants in a dry soil and refrain from watering them until they begin to grow to avoid rotting them.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Midsummer

Flower Color

White and pink

Hardiness Zone

8b to 10b

Mature Size

3648 in. (90120 Cm)

Resistance

32f (0°c)

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Midsummer
Botanical Name Opuntia fulgida
Common Name Boxing glove cholla
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color White and pink
Genus Opuntia
Growth Habit Spiny shrubby or treelike
Hardiness Zone 8b to 10b
Mature Size 3648 in. (90120 Cm)
Native Area Northern mexico
Resistance 32f (0°c)
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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