How To Care For Road Kill Cactus. It makes a nice specimen plant with its interesting flattened pads. Love the Road kill cactus for its name and its typical cactus shape.
Young Consolea rubescens Road Kill Cacti left and a tall one in the desert middle. Morning and afternoon sun is better than two o clock sun. Be sure to limit the watering to about once a week.
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Prune to shape as desired. Make sure to leave drought periods between waterings to prevent the plant from water-logging. A native of the Caribbean Islands and Florida it is not often found in the Phoenix area because of its frost sensitivity need for afternoon shade and need for higher humidity than found here. 11cm width by 32-35cm height.