Beautiful Cacti From Around The World

The cactus is a rare and stunning creation of nature. Some, like the Dragon Fruit Cactus, produces fruits that are a delicacy to man. Others simply produces colorful flowers when they bloom in the desert...

1. Cereus Repandus (Dragon Fruit Cactus)

Found in South America as well as the nearby ABC Islands of the Dutch Caribbean.


2. Opuntia Microdasys (Bunny Ears Cactus, Bunny Cactus or Polka-dot Cactus)

Native to central and northern Mexico.


3. Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars (Chin Cactus)

Native to South America. 

4. Echinopsis (Hedgehog Cacti, Sea-Urchin Cactus or Easter Lily Cactus)

Native to South America.  

5. Argentine Giant Cactus

Native to Argentina.

6. Opuntia (Prickly Pear Cactus)

Native to Mexico.

7. Saguaro Cactus

Native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. 

8. Giant Starfish Cactus

Native to small parts of Texas and Mexico.  

9. Mammilaria Grahamii (Fishhook Pincushion Cactus)

Native to Mexico.  

10. Barrel Cactus

Found in the Southwest Desert of North America.

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