Wooly TorchSoft & Fuzzy Columnar Cactus for Phoenix Desert Gardens Wooly Torch (Cleistocactus sp.) is a stunning columnar cactus covered in dense, soft white or golden hair like spines that give it a fuzzy, torch like appearance unlike any other cactus in your garden. This eye catching species forms upright, slender columns that cluster from the base, creating a dramatic multi stemmed display that looks like a bundle of illuminated torches. Despite its delicate

set 6 to 8 feet from walls so the fan crown clears the structure

Spacing — 8–10 feet from structures

perfect companion plant to Jet Tip Agave

This is a small specimen agave

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USDA Zones 9–11 (Phoenix is Zone 9b–10a) Soil Well-draining sandy or loamy soil

or soggy soil

Foliage Evergreen — green rosettes with golden tooth-like margins year-round Bloom Season Late spring through summer Bloom Color Bright yellow to orange tubular flowers on tall spikes Wildlife Attracts hummingbirds and bees Golden-Tooth Aloe Uses in Phoenix Landscapes

luminous effect that intensifies in direct sunlight

Pool-Friendly Espalier

and Gilbert who want high-impact color without irrigation dependency

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