SucculentsSaguaro Cactus
Carnegiea gigantea
Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) is a succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 15-40 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 15-40 ft
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Saguaro Cactus is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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