Monk's hood Size:1 Gallon

Monk's hood Size:1 GallonThe Most Striking Star Cactus for Phoenix Desert Gardens Monks Hood Cactus (Astrophytum ornatum) is the tallest and most majestic member of the famous Astrophytum star cactus family. Its perfectly ribbed, columnar body is decorated with silvery white flecks and crowned with bright yellow flowers that appear at the top each summer. This is a collectors cactus that also happens to be one of the most photogenic plants you can grow in the Phoenix Valley.

In the hottest west- and south-facing exposures

and can show frond burn in a hard Valley freeze

This is a compact clumping pincushion that matures only 8 to 15 inches wide

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They're also easier to walk under and maintain in formal or semi-formal landscape designs

though the creamy variegated margins can scorch in the harshest west-facing exposures

Whether you’re designing a colorful courtyard in Scottsdale

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Use it as a centerpiece specimen surrounded by decomposed granite

and the short spines add subtle texture without being dangerous

These cacti live for 50–100+ years and only get more impressive with age

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