30 Buckhorn Cholla Cactus Seeds

Buckhorn Cholla Cactus Seeds (Cylindropuntia Acanthocarpa) Cholla cactus while the name "Jumping Cholla" is applied especially to this species, it is also used as a general term for all chollas.   Flowers are white, pink, and yellow streaked with lavender. They are about one inch wide and are displayed at the joint tips blooming in mid-summer. The jumping cholla is an arborescent (tree-like) plant with one low-branching trunk. It often grows to heights of 4 m (13 ft), with drooping branches chained. The stems are light green and are strongly tuberculate, with tubercles (small, wart-like projections on the stems) measuring 6 to 9 mm. Together, the plants form fantastic-looking forests that may range over many hectares.   Leaves have been reduced to spines, 6 to 12 of which grow from each areole. Young branches are covered with 2 to 3 cm (1 to 1 in) silvery-yellow spines, which darken to a gray color with age. These spines form a dense layer that obscures the stems. Slower gro