Hardiness Zone: 8b-11
Height: 1-2′
Spread: 3-9′
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Green with Golden Yellow Spines
Flower: Varies
Water Usage: Low

Our Argentine Giant Cactus Hybrid is similar to torch cactus with brightly colored flowers, but it has a low spreading habit that defies its name. Not actually giant, it tends to spread outward in low clumps that appear to crawl along the ground. It is excellent planted on a berm, rock wall or in front of boulders. Highly adaptable to heat and sun, it has beautiful golden spines that glow when back lit from the sun. Native to the semi-arid Chaco forest habitat of Argentina and Bolivia, Argentine Giant is considered to be more adaptable to temperate winter climates than many low desert species. To be safe, protect growing tips from frost when plants are young. This can be done easily by securing styrofoam cups over the tops of each stem during the coldest nights.

Reference note: Argentine Giant is sometimes referred to by the older name Trichocereus candicans