Crested Microdasys fast-growing or creating a low-water golden

or creating a low-water golden accent in Mesa — Gold Mammillaria delivers year-round warmth and seasonal blooms with almost zero maintenance

cover with frost cloth or move containers to a sheltered spot overnight

Group Totem Pole Minor with other monstrose and crested specimens — Totem Pole Major

Winter (Dec to Jan): One of the toughest agaves for cold

though in the most brutal west-facing reflected-heat spots a little afternoon relief keeps the green foliage from bronzing

Crested Microdasys fast-growing or creating a low-water goldenA Rare Sculptural Cactus for Phoenix Collectors & Desert Gardens Crested Microdasys (Opuntia microdasys monstrosus), also known as the Monstrose Bunny Ear Cactus, is one of the rarest and most visually striking cacti available for Phoenix Valley gardens. This crested (monstrose) form of the classic Bunny Ears Prickly Pear produces undulating, fan shaped growth that looks like living sculpture. Growing 13 feet tall and spreading 24 feet wide, its a