Cacti
Common Name	Latin Name	Type	H X W	Ornamental Value
Beavertail Cactus	Opuntia basilaris	CS	1' X 2'	Magenta to red flowers, purple green fruit
Black-Spine Prickly Pear	Opuntia macrocentra	CS	4' X 4'	Red and bright yellow flowers late spring to early summer, red fruits
Blind Prickly Pear	Opuntia rufida	CS	5' X 5'	Orange flowers in spring to early summer, fruits have several colors
Bunny Ears	Opuntia microdasys	CS	4' X 4'	Pale yellow flowers in spring to early summer, red fruits
Claret Cup Cactus	Echinocereus triglochidiatus	CS	1' X 4'	Showy scarlet to wine flowers in spring or early summer
Cow's Tongue Prickly Pear	Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis	CS	4' X 4'	Yellow flowers in spring, purple fruits
Desert Agave	Agave deserti	CS	3' X 3'	Yellow flowers
Fishhook Barrel Cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus	CS	4' X 1'	Yellow flowers in early summer, yellow fruit
Graham's Nipple Cactus	Mammillaria grahamii	CS	6"	Large pink flowers February to July, red fruits
Grizzly Bear Pricklypear	Opuntia erinacea	CS	1' x 3'	Pink, red, or yellow flowers in May and June
Jumping Cholla, Chainfruit Cholla	Opuntia fulgida var. fulgida	CS	8' X 6'	Red-purple to pink flowers mid spring, green fruits in fall
Lechuguilla	Agave lechuguilla	CS	18" X 2'	Evergreen, fragrant yellow-green flower
Mojave Prickly Pear, Tulip Prickly Pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	CS	3' X 6'	Yellow flowers in spring slowly changing to pinkish orange, mahogany fruits
New Mexico Agave	Agave neomexicana	CS	2' X 2'	Evergreen, yellow flower once in spring
Quadricolor Century Plant	Agave lophantha	CS	1' x 1'	Evergreen, greyish green to yellow flower once at about 10 years or more (monocarpic), stalk 12 feet high
Pancake Prickly Pear	Opuntia chlorotica	CS	3' X 3'	Yellow-orange flowers in spring, red fruits
Prickly Pear Cactus	Opuntia engelmannii	CS	3' X 3'	Yellow-red flowers, purple fruit
Redspined Fishhook Cactus	Sclerocactus polyancistrus	CS	1' X 1'	Showy fuchsia to magenta flowers in spring or early summer
Saguaro	Carnegiea gigantea	CS	to 50'	Attractive, borne on the branch tips in rings, white with a yellow center, 2 inches across, blooming at night during May and June
Santa Rita Prickly Pear	Opuntia violaceae santa rita	CS	3' X 6'	Pale yellow flowers mid spring, purple fruit in fall drying to grey
Spinystar Cactus, Beehive Cactus	Coryphantha (Escobaria) vivipara	CS	1' X 1'	Showy pink to purple flowers in spring or early summer
Strawberry Cactus, Fishhook Cactus	Mammillaria dioica	CS	18" X 1'	White to pink flowers, scarlet fruit
Teddybear Cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	CS	4' X 4'	Green-yellow to white flowers in spring, green or yellow fruit
Tree Cholla, Cane Cholla, Chain Link Cactus	Opuntia acanthocarpa	CS	8' X 8'	Pink to purple flowers most of the year, fruit yellow green

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