FREE: Awesome pencil cactus FREE SHIPPING Desert Christmas Cactus plant starts

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Thanks for looking! The "fingers" on this plant are about 1"-3" long, and this auction is for 5 of the "fingers", so you can start your very own awesome plants. The photos are of a plant in my yard that's under a mesquite tree. It takes care of itself and is nice, but it isn't the prettiest specimen possible. There are some gorgeous photos on Google Images, for Cylindropuntia leptocaulis that give you a much better idea how awesome this plant can be! This super-easy to grow cactus decorates itself with red "Christmas tree balls", giving it the name Christmas Cactus. It's also sometimes called Desert Christmas Cactus, or Tasajllo. The red balls sprout into new plants, sometimes even while still on the parent plant. It's hardy here in Central Texas, and adds a welcome spot of color to the yard, for months. These photos were taken recently, and you can see some of the red decorations on the plant that form after the 1" greenish-yellow blooms in the spring.

This can make a nice houseplant, but it stays outside here, and can tolerate some cold. Last winter we had temps in the low teens several times, and it didn't seem to bother it. If you want to learn more about it, check out these links:

http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/trees-shrubs-common-name-index/desert-christmas-cactus/

http://arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/plantae/cylindro_leptocaulis.html

If you win,(Continental US only), it's yours, but you must e-mail me your Listia-verified mailing address and PayPal me your shipping within 7 days of auction ending, or I keep your points and you forfeit the goodies. No bidders' remorse, and all Listia rules apply.

I have to take off work to go to the post office and it costs to ship your box, so the starting bid on these helps cover your shipping cost. I can't go to the post office every day, so please keep this in mind when waiting for your treasures : )

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