| Landscape | Use as a large specimen or accent plant with lots of space in an arid garden or indoor planting area. Large potted succulent. |
| Cultivation | Well-drained grainy gravel or loam with a pH of 6 or lower under full sun. Keep under glass in the winter. |
| Pests | Mealybugs and scale. Root rot. |
| Habitat | Dry plains and arid deserts. |
| Leaf Description | Mounded round leaves with panicles of 5 - 10 long, hairlike spines. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are up to 13 cm across that grow from a tube-like branch. |
| Fruit Description | Small apple-like fruits 5 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description | Green leaves. Small white flowers and blush-red fruits. |
| Texture Description | Medium. |
