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Mature Plant Size Guide |
Plants, like the individuals of many species vary in mature size. This is only intended as a general guideline in helping to identify plants or in aiding in determining the size and therefore appropriateness of a specific plant in a landscape. Many Desert cactus and succulents are very slow growing and only attain their maximum mature size after many years. The Saguaro for instance may take 50 years to reach a size of 15-20 feet. However, when planting these in landscapes where they receive more water than in the desert they may grow many times faster.
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LESS THAN 6 INCHES
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Astrophytum myriostigma |
Bishop’s Cap |
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Echinopsis eyriesii |
Easter Lily Cactus |
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Mammillaria grahamii |
Pincushion Cactus |
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6 INCHES TO 1 FOOT IN HEIGHT
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Agave victoriae-reginae |
Queen Victoria’s Agave |
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Aloe vera |
Aloe (common Aloe) |
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Echinocereus engelmannii |
Englemann’s Hedgehog |
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Echinocereus fasciculatus |
Bundle Hedgehog |
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1 FOOT TO 5 FEET IN HEIGHT
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Botanical Name |
Common Names |
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Agave palmeri |
Palmer Agave |
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Agave parryi var. huachucensis |
Huachuca Agave |
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Agave vilmoriniana |
Octopus Agave |
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Aloe saponaria |
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Cylindropuntia bigelovii |
Teddy Bear Cholla |
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Cylindropuntia fulgida |
Chain Fruit Cholla, Jumping Cholla |
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Cylindropuntia versicolor |
Staghorn Cholla |
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Dasylirion wheeleri |
Sotol, Desert Spoon |
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Echinocactus grusonii |
Golden Barrel |
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Ferocactus wislizenii |
Arizona Barrel, Candy Barrel |
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Hesperaloe funifera |
Giant Hesperaloe, Coahuilan Hesperaloe |
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Hesperaloe parviflora |
Red Yucca, red hesperaloe |
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Nolina microcarpa |
Bear Grass |
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Opuntia microdasys |
Bunny Ears |
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Opuntia santa-rita |
Purple Prickly Pear |
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Peniocereus greggii |
Queen of the night |
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5 FEET TO 10 FEET IN HEIGHT
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Botanical Name |
Common Names |
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Agave americana |
Maguey, Century Plant |
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Cereus hildmannianus - (C.peruvianus) |
Hedge cactus, Queen of the Night |
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Opuntia engelmannii |
Engelmann’s Prickly Pear |
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Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis |
Cow’s Tongue Cactus |
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Opuntia ficus-indica |
Indian Fig Prickly Pear, Mission Cactus |
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Opuntia santa-rita |
Purple Prickly Pear |
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Pachycereus marginatus |
Mexican Fence Post Cactus |
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Stenocereus thurberi |
Organ Pipe Cactus |
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Yucca elata |
Soaptree Yucca |
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Yucca gloriosa |
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GREATER THAN 10 FEET IN HEIGHT
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
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Carnegiea gigantea |
Saguaro |
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Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
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Pachycereus schottii |
Senita |
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Stenocereus thurberi |
Organ Pipe Cactus |
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Yucca brevifolia |
Joshua Tree |
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