Desert Horizon Nursery

Cacti

Alba bunny ears cactus with oval green pads dotted with white tufts planted in gravel beside a boulder

Alba Bunny Ears

Alba Bunny Ears

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Argentine Giant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Giant

Argentine Giant

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Argentine Hedgehog – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Hedgehog

Argentine Hedgehog

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Argentine Rainbow Giant cactus clump with golden spines and huge white funnel flowers in gravel

Argentine Rainbow Giant

Argentine Rainbow Giant

Full sun

Low

Spring to early summer

Argentine Saguaro – Desert Horizon Nursery

Argentine Saguaro

Argentine Saguaro

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Arizona Pencil Cholla – Desert Horizon Nursery

Arizona Pencil Cholla

Arizona Pencil Cholla

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Baja Saguaro – Desert Horizon Nursery

Baja Saguaro

Baja Saguaro

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Beavertail Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Beavertail Cactus

Beavertail Cactus

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Bishops cap cactus, a spineless five-ribbed grey-green globe with white flecks in a terracotta pot

Bishop’s Cap

Bishop’s Cap

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer

Blue Barrel / Blue Barrel Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Barrel

Blue Barrel

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Blue Barrel / Blue Barrel Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Barrel Cactus

Blue Barrel Cactus

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Blue barrel eagle claw cactus with blue-grey ribs, curved spines and pink flowers in a rock garden

Blue Barrel Eagle Claw

Blue Barrel Eagle Claw

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Blue Cardon (Mexican Giant Cardon) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Cardon (Mexican Giant Cardon)

Blue Cardon (Mexican Giant Cardon)

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Blue Cereus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Cereus

Blue Cereus

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer

Blue Columnar Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Columnar Cactus

Blue Columnar Cactus

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Blue Myrtle – Desert Horizon Nursery

Blue Myrtle

Blue Myrtle

Full sun

Very low

Spring

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Blue Torch Cactus

Blue Torch Cactus

Full sun

Very low

Summer to fall (night-blooming)

Blue torch cactus with powder-blue ribbed columns and golden spines in a gravel yard

Blue Torch Cactus (Azureus)

Blue Torch Cactus (Azureus)

Full sun

Very low

Summer; nocturnal flowers

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Boobie Cactus (Blue Candelabra)

Boobie Cactus (Blue Candelabra)

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Buckhorn Cholla – Desert Horizon Nursery

Buckhorn Cholla

Buckhorn Cholla

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Assorted small cacti in terracotta pots, a golden-spined globe cactus at the centre, on a patio table

Cactus ‘Specialty Mix’

Cactus ‘Specialty Mix’

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Varies by species

Christmas Tree Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Christmas Tree Cactus

Christmas Tree Cactus

Full sun

Low

Rarely blooms (spring to summer)

Cinnamon Bunny Ears / Prickly Pear Cinnamon Bunny Ear – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cinnamon Bunny Ears

Cinnamon Bunny Ears

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Claret Cup Hedgehog – Desert Horizon Nursery

Claret Cup Hedgehog

Claret Cup Hedgehog

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring

Compass Barrel – Desert Horizon Nursery

Compass Barrel

Compass Barrel

Full sun

Very low

Summer

Cow Blinder – Desert Horizon Nursery

Cow Blinder

Cow Blinder

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Cow tongue prickly pear with long tongue-shaped blue-green pads and yellow flowers in a gravel bed

Cow’s Tongue

Cow’s Tongue

Full sun

Very low

Spring

Crazy Bunny Ears – Desert Horizon Nursery

Crazy Bunny Ears

Crazy Bunny Ears

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Devils tongue cactus, a flattened green barrel with broad hooked red spines and purple-pink flowers in a pot

Devils Tongue Cactus

Devils Tongue Cactus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Fall to winter

Dragon fruit cactus on a wooden trellis with three-angled green stems and ripe pink scaly fruit

Dragon Fruit Cactus

Dragon Fruit Cactus

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Summer to fall

Easter Lily Cactus – Desert Horizon Nursery

Easter Lily Cactus

Easter Lily Cactus

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to early summer

Edgars Red dragon fruit cactus on a trellis with green three-angled stems and ripe deep red fruit

Edgars Red Dragon Fruit

Edgars Red Dragon Fruit

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Summer to fall (June-October)