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Opuntia Turpinii

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What is the plant

Opuntia turpinii is a very unusual cactus species closely related to the Opuntia family; it's distinctly shaped growth resembles pine cones with almost no spines and cylindrical type growth. Individual stems average 6″ to 2′ in length and 1-1/2″ in diameter.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Shade

Hardiness zone

max 8

Difficulty

Medium

Water
Moderate in summer/Dry in winter
Pruning
None required
Temperature
Hardy to 15° F, USDA Zone 8.

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