Teddybear Cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
A deceptively fuzzy-looking cholla densely armored in straw-colored barbed spines that detach at a touch. Its dropped joints root to form spiny colonies across the open desert.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NV
Related native plants
More Cylindropuntia species
- Desert Christmas Cactus (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
- Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa)
- Jumping Cholla (Cylindropuntia fulgida)