{"id":251,"date":"2025-10-17T21:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:23:02","slug":"cacti-from-south-and-central-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/cacti-from-south-and-central-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cacti from South and Central Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"165\">Photo = Opuntia pyrocarpa<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"165\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"520\">There are many cacti native to South and Central Texas. They\u2019re worth growing because they\u2019re easy and tolerant of backyard and container conditions\u2014even in humid climates. In habitat, they endure both torrential rains and long dry spells, so they\u2019re built to handle too much water as well as too little. Most should tolerate the low end of USDA Zone 8.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"535\">The Cacti<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"565\">There are several opuntiads, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"728\">\n<li data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"585\">\n<p data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"585\">O. lindheimeri<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"601\">\n<p data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"601\">O. bentonii<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"621\">\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"621\">O. anahuacensis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"643\">\n<p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"643\">Opuntia pyrocarpa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"674\">\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"674\">Opuntia macrorhiza (like?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"697\">\n<p data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"697\">Opuntia leptocarpa<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"728\">\n<p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"728\">Cylindropuntia leptocaulis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"883\">There are also ball- and barrel-type cacti (none too large) that have grown successfully in Houston, Texas, and that originate in central or south Texas, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"1068\">\n<li data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"913\">Ariocarpus (more likely West Texas)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"913\">\n<p data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"913\">Echinocereus pentalophus<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"933\">\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"933\">E. enneacanthus<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"957\">\n<p data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"957\">Mammillaria heyderi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1000\">\n<p data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1000\">Mammillaria sphaerica (indestructible)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1068\">\n<p data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1068\">Hamatocactus hamatacanthus\/sinuatus (Ferocactus hamatacanthus?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1068\">Lophophora<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1412\">Even Echinocereus (Wilcoxia) poselgeri from the Zapata area did fine in Houston, but it preferred to sit under eaves or in another spot where it didn\u2019t get all the rain. I\u2019ve seen Escobaria missouriensis, Escobaria vivipara, and Echinocactus texensis growing just east of La Grange, Texas\u2014definitely not what you\u2019d think of as cactus country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1449\">You can even find two great agaves:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1486\">\n<li data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<p data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1467\">A. americana<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1486\">\n<p data-start=\"1470\" data-end=\"1486\">A. lechuguilla<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 768px; height: 385px;\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"385\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 512px; height: 385px;\" data-original-width=\"512\" data-original-height=\"385\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/cacti-from-south-and-central-texas\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"508\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"381\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"255\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mammillaria sphaerica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas-600x450.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas.jpg?w=508&#038;h=381&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mammillaria-sp-south-texas-600x450.jpg 600w\" width=\"508\" height=\"381\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"508\" data-original-height=\"381\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mammillaria sphaerica\" alt=\"Mammillaria sphaerica\" style=\"width: 508px; 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height: 341px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Wilcoxia poselgeri, South Texas, Mike and Beth <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 768px; height: 745px;\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"745\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 768px; height: 745px;\" data-original-width=\"768\" data-original-height=\"745\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/cacti-from-south-and-central-texas\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"764\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"741\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"260\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1164\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Unusual Opuntia, Jim West, TX\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Unusual Opuntia, Jim West, TX&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx-300x291.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx-600x582.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx.jpg?w=764&#038;h=741&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/opuntia-lindheimeri-jim-west-tx-600x582.jpg 600w\" width=\"764\" height=\"741\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"764\" data-original-height=\"741\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Unusual Opuntia, Jim West, TX\" alt=\"Unusual Opuntia, Jim West, TX\" style=\"width: 764px; height: 741px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Unusual Opuntia, Jim West, TX <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo = Opuntia pyrocarpa Introduction There are many cacti native to South and Central Texas. They\u2019re worth growing because they\u2019re easy and tolerant of backyard and container conditions\u2014even in humid climates. In habitat, they endure both torrential rains and long dry spells, so they\u2019re built to handle too much water as well as too little. 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