Escontria chiotilla Size:4" Pot and very close or confluent

and very close or confluent areoles

You might need to water more frequently in extremely hot and dry weather

no stem at all

it is typically grown in hanging pots or baskets due to its trailing stems

Escontria chiotilla Size:4" Pot and very close or confluentEscontria chiotilla is a genus of cactus. The only species is Escontria chiotilla, the chiotilla or jiotilla. The species originates from Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacn, Oaxaca, southern Puebla). This is a tree like cactus, up to 7 meters tall. It has 7 or 8 acute ribs, and very close or confluent areoles. It bears dark red fruit comparable in appearance and texture to Pitaya, but smaller (3,5 cm). Some of the information in this description has been