Consolea rubescens
A tree-like Caribbean prickly-pear relative with an upright trunk and a crown of flat, jointed pads that are often reddish-green. It comes from hot, seasonally dry coastal scrub in Puerto Rico and the northern Lesser Antilles, so it wants warmth all year, full sun and a drier winter, and has no cold tolerance.
Where it grows wild
Dry coastal scrub and dry forest on limestone and rocky ground in the lowlands, in areas with a pronounced dry season.
Lowland, roughly sea level to about 50 m; the measured sites lie at 9 to 62 m.
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