A stunning form of the familiar 'Pencil Cactus', which is of course, not a cactus at all. Anyway, the pencil-thin stems fairly glow with red, orange and yellow, fiery coloration. Will become a large shrub or small tree, probably reaching a max of 8 feet or so, in the ground. (zone 10 and above) In pots, you can control the size. Needs full sun or very bright light for best color.

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An interesting tropical cactus also called the Gray Ghost organ pipe that occurs in many different areas of Mexico, this species is a columnar cacti with bluish-green coloration and a dusty-looking coating of white powder on new growth. It features white flowers that bloom both day and night to allow for pollination 24-hours a day, and produces ovoid, edible fruit about the size of a small apple.

The namesake 'Pitayo de Octubre' and 'Pitayo de Mayo' describe its habits of blooming and producing fruit in both Spring and Fall, namely in May and October. The color of the fruit ranges from yellow-orange to green and purple. 

This is not a cold hardy cacti, but will take colder temperatures if the soil is dry. If grown in a container, it will also maintain a smaller size. 

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A lager growing hybrid. Matures at 28 inches across. The leaves are a medium green color with white margins. The shape is a upright flaring rosette that flattens out at anthesis. There are numerous cross bands of deep red. There isn't any color change at anthesis. 

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A medium size plant that grows to 20 inches across. The leaves are dark green/black with wide white variegation. The leaves have tightly spaces broken bands of red. This one is bright and a really nice stand out plant.