Low water use plants for Arizona

LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR THE ARIZONA DESERT

Botanical Name: Trichocereus candicans
Common Name: Argentine Giant

Basics:
	Hardiness:	10°F

	Sun:	partial sun

	Water:	low
Growth:
	Growth Rate:	moderate

	Mature Size:	2' height X 3' width

	Mature Form:	sprawling
Foliage:
	Evergreen	evergreen

	Foliage Color:	medium green

Flowers:
	Flower Color	White showy, blooms at night

	Flower Season:	spring
Comments:
	Litter:	low

	Thorns:	yellow spines

	Allergenic:	no
Special Features:
	Features: Flowers are striking, 6" to 8" across, and are fragrant.

	Native to: Argentina

	Recently reclassified as Echinopsis candicans.

	Also try Echinopsis multiplex

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