Shape | Low-branching. |
Cultivation | Full sun in well-drained soil. |
Bark/Stem Description | Young pads are covered with 2 - 3 cm spines. |
Leaf Description | Spines appear in forms of 6 - 12 and grow from the areole. |
Flower Description | The flowers are 1 - 2 cm wide and are displayed at the joint tips and bloom in mid-summer. |
Fruit Description | The fruit is pear-shaped to round, wrinkled with a few spines. 4 cm long, producing flowers the following year. |
Colour Description | The stems are light green. The young branches have yellowish-silver spines that darken to a grey with age. |