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Totem Pole 'Major'

🌵 Totem Pole Cactus (Lophocereus Schotti var. monstrosus)

Discover the Totem Pole Cactus, a captivating, spineless variety of the Sonoran desert Senita cactus, native to Baja, Mexico. This unique cactus showcases a knobby, columnar growth habit, adding a unique, sculptural touch to any landscape or container garden.

🌵 Key Features

🌿 Two Varieties:

Totem Pole "Major": Features thicker columns with more pronounced bumps and knobs.

Totem Pole "Minor": Thinner columns with a wavier appearance and faster growth, with quicker arm development.

🌱 Growth Habit: The Totem Pole cactus grows in a twisted, contorted form with irregularly spaced ribs, giving each plant a uniquely unpredictable and eye-catching look.

📏 Size: Mature specimens reach several feet tall, featuring an irregular, sculptural growth pattern.

❄️ Temperature Tolerance: Thrives in warm, arid climates but is not cold-tolerant below 28°F. For areas with frost or freezing temperatures, plant in a container that can be moved indoors during winter.

🌵 Ideal for

🪴 Container Gardening: Perfect for patios, decks, and balconies, where its distinctive form can be admired up close.

💧 Xeriscaping: A top choice for water-wise landscaping due to its low water requirements.

🏞️ Focal Points & Rock Gardens: The twisted stems make an unforgettable focal point and work beautifully in rock gardens or succulent collections.

🏠 Indoor/Outdoor Sculptural Element: The Totem Pole cactus’s quirky appearance adds an architectural flair, whether indoors or outdoors.

🌟 Why You’ll Love It

With its eccentric look, the Totem Pole Cactus is a favorite among cacti and succulent enthusiasts. Its unusual, sculptural form brings a modern desert vibe to any space, sparking conversation and admiration.

📦 Shipping & Planting Guarantee

Your Totem Pole Cactus will arrive in pristine condition, securely packaged and wrapped for easy stress-free planting. Every order from The Cactus Outlet includes planting, watering, and general care instructions.

💬 Still not sure?

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Columnar Cacti design and application suggestions:

Columnar Cacti design and application suggestions:

Columnar cacti are impactful and dramatic. Frame an entryway, put one in an office corner that is just screaming for something interesting or if you are lucky to live in a suitable outdoor environment, install a few columnar cacti in the landscape for dramatic effect. Our columnar cacti are equally happy in a decorative pot or planted in the ground.

Our columnar cacti offer you different colors and growth forms. The totem pole and curiosity cacti have very interesting growth habits. The Mexican fence postperuvian appleorgan pipe, saguaro and senita offer elegance and presence. The curiosity cactisilver and golden torch offer splashes of color to integrate with your space.

Columnar cacti are impactful and dramatic. Frame an entryway, put one in an office corner that is just screaming for something interesting or if you are lucky to live in a suitable outdoor environment, install a few columnar cacti in the landscape for dramatic effect. Our columnar cacti are equally happy in a decorative pot or planted in the ground.

Our columnar cacti offer you different colors and growth forms. The totem pole and curiosity cacti have very interesting growth habits. The Mexican fence postperuvian appleorgan pipe, saguaro and senita offer elegance and presence. The curiosity cactisilver and golden torch offer splashes of color to integrate with your space.

Columnar Cacti design and application suggestions:

Columnar Cacti design and application suggestions:

Columnar cacti are impactful and dramatic. Frame an entryway, put one in an office corner that is just screaming for something interesting or if you are lucky to live in a suitable outdoor environment, install a few columnar cacti in the landscape for dramatic effect. Our columnar cacti are equally happy in a decorative pot or planted in the ground.

Our columnar cacti offer you different colors and growth forms. The totem pole and curiosity cacti have very interesting growth habits. The Mexican fence postperuvian appleorgan pipe, saguaro and senita offer elegance and presence. The curiosity cactisilver and golden torch offer splashes of color to integrate with your space.

Columnar cacti are impactful and dramatic. Frame an entryway, put one in an office corner that is just screaming for something interesting or if you are lucky to live in a suitable outdoor environment, install a few columnar cacti in the landscape for dramatic effect. Our columnar cacti are equally happy in a decorative pot or planted in the ground.

Our columnar cacti offer you different colors and growth forms. The totem pole and curiosity cacti have very interesting growth habits. The Mexican fence postperuvian appleorgan pipe, saguaro and senita offer elegance and presence. The curiosity cactisilver and golden torch offer splashes of color to integrate with your space.

Why purchase our Columnar Cacti?

Why purchase our Columnar Cacti?

Our columnar cacti are grown in their native habitat right here in Southern Arizona. Raised outdoors with just the right amount of water and fertilizer, they come to you in their natural form. These plants do not come to you from a greenhouse. They are already hardy to whatever growing conditions you have to offer. Our columnar cacti present the same appearance as you will find them in their native habitats.

If you want to plant them in a container for a sunroom, patio or window planter, great! If you want to take your columnar cacti and plant them in the ground, also great! No acclimation needed. Our plants are ready to go!

Our columnar cacti are grown in their native habitat right here in Southern Arizona. Raised outdoors with just the right amount of water and fertilizer, they come to you in their natural form. These plants do not come to you from a greenhouse. They are already hardy to whatever growing conditions you have to offer. Our columnar cacti present the same appearance as you will find them in their native habitats.

If you want to plant them in a container for a sunroom, patio or window planter, great! If you want to take your columnar cacti and plant them in the ground, also great! No acclimation needed. Our plants are ready to go!

Reliable packaging and shipping

Reliable packaging and shipping

We strive to offer the most healthy cacti and succulents you can find anywhere that are shipped right to your door. Our plants are professionally packaged with expertise honed by shipping amazing plants to customers like you for over 20 years. Our packaging process ensures a bare minimum of damaged orders. All of our plants are wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, which should not be taken off until your plant is in its final home. The bubble wrap offers you and the plant additional protection while planting. All of our plants are shipped bare root.

We strive to offer the most healthy cacti and succulents you can find anywhere that are shipped right to your door. Our plants are professionally packaged with expertise honed by shipping amazing plants to customers like you for over 20 years. Our packaging process ensures a bare minimum of damaged orders. All of our plants are wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, which should not be taken off until your plant is in its final home. The bubble wrap offers you and the plant additional protection while planting. All of our plants are shipped bare root.

Reliable packaging and shipping

Reliable packaging and shipping

We strive to offer the most healthy cacti and succulents you can find anywhere that are shipped right to your door. Our plants are professionally packaged with expertise honed by shipping amazing plants to customers like you for over 20 years. Our packaging process ensures a bare minimum of damaged orders. All of our plants are wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, which should not be taken off until your plant is in its final home. The bubble wrap offers you and the plant additional protection while planting. All of our plants are shipped bare root.

We strive to offer the most healthy cacti and succulents you can find anywhere that are shipped right to your door. Our plants are professionally packaged with expertise honed by shipping amazing plants to customers like you for over 20 years. Our packaging process ensures a bare minimum of damaged orders. All of our plants are wrapped in bubble wrap and tape, which should not be taken off until your plant is in its final home. The bubble wrap offers you and the plant additional protection while planting. All of our plants are shipped bare root.

Customer Reviews

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Anonymous
Totem pole Major

The cactus was well packaged-the cactus was beautiful and healthy -I love it -thank you -will be buying from you all in spring

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CPM
Totem pole major

Arrived in better condition than expected and easy to plant. Absolutely gorgeous totem pole cactuses! I got in 2 sizes and both were big enough to have an immediate impact.

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MaryJane Mindlin

Excellent cactus… even better in person. They were so quick to respond to my questions and sent a gorgeous, very well packaged cactus. The best cactus of this type that I have ever seen. I can’t stop looking at it.

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Maria Garcia
Totem Pole

I did received my totem pole beautiful and healthy it was packed very carefully with care instructions, the cactus outlet was sending emails about the shipping and Delivery that was very nice of them. I highly recommend this place. Thanks. Maria

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Robert Wankelman

Buyer beware!!! While my $100.+ Totem Pole Cactus arrived well packaged and quickly the plant had a deep 3.5 inch vertical cut running vertically from just below dirt line up and is not acceptable. I have called twice and sent four emails with pictures asking for help...crickets! Will be contacting credit card company for help later today.

We are stunned that this customer left this review on January 9th after sending him this email on January 8th. We always stand behind our products and our reviews attest to that fact. The plant was damaged in transit.

Sent: Monday, January 8, 2024 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Order #5046

Hello,

The totem pole will heal up over time. You can plant it. The box was likely mishandled/dropped during transport. They can crack like that if the box is dropped on the root side of the plant. We are sending you a new one and it will be shipped tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Mike Hymson
The Cactus Outlet

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