Consolea rubescens(Salm - Dyck ex DC . ) Lem .
Road Kill Cactus
Cactus rubescens , Consolea moniliformissubsp.rubescens , Opuntia rubescens
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menage : CactaceaeSubfamily : OpuntioideaeTribe : OpuntieaeGenus : Consolea
Consolea rubescensis native to theCaribbean Islands . It grows along the flaxen seacoast of the Lesser Antilles , Virgin Islands , and Puerto Rico .
Consolea rubescens , also make love asConsolea moniliformissubsp.rubescensorOpuntia rubescens , is a tree - similar , almost spineless cactus with a cylindrical trunk and flatten , disseminate or descending outgrowth with lateral paddle . It can mature up to 20 feet ( 6 m ) tall . The trunk can reach up to 8 inches ( 20 centimetre ) in diam and has reddish or grayish brown , peeling barque . The paddles can be lance - shaped , oblong , or elliptical , have wavy margins , and can measure out up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) long . They seem like they have tyre lead across them , hence the mutual name " Road Kill Cactus . " The areoles are up 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) apart and bear bantam , yellowish , woolly fibers and deciduous chocolate-brown glochidium . The spines can also be present , usually between 6 and 12 . They are grayish and can grow up to 1.2 inches ( 3 curium ) long .
The sensationalistic bloom turn orangish with age and appear in spring . They can reach up to 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) in diameter . The fruits are dark-green , flattened - obovoid , with unyielding backbone , and can grow up to 2.4 in ( 6 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Though the big variety of specie within theOpuntiagenus have in mind different types of prickly pears may need somewhat different concern , all are desert cacti that require lot of sunshine , lots of light , and very little urine . If you endure in a raging , desiccate area , particularly the American Southwest , these plants can by and large be planted outside , left alone , and enjoyed .
ThoughOpuntiawill grow just all right in a garden , they can also be grown in throne . To repot , ensure the dirt is dry , remove the pot , and remove the old grunge . After treating any cuts with fungicide , place the prickly pear in a new weed and backfill it with pot ground . As with a raw newspaper clipping , ascertain not to briefly water a newly repotting prickly pear to avoid decompose its root .
See more atHow to develop and Care for Opuntia .
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