2007-02-03 06:57:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Most cactuses grow very slowly. They can live 50 to 200 years.
2007-02-03 16:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by babitha t 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where Does A Cactus Live
2017-01-16 15:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the cactus.... a large saguaro doesn't even usually put out an arm until age 75, so some with many arms are 300 years old...They are the biggest cactus, and just magnificent, growing in Sonoran Deserts of Arizona, and Mexico
The cactus mentioned by the guy above in Namibia is not a cactus, but a plant called a Welwitschia at is distantly related to palms... Hugely interesting, and every botanist's dream to see one. Agave plants, are not cacti, but in fact are related to lilies.
2007-02-03 10:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by April 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cactus cannot live up to 200 years old babitha t
2014-01-25 08:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Raquel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the kind and conditions, but they're pretty hardy.
I saw "century plants" or some kind of agave (Agavaceae--the hemp and yucca family) bloom when I graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville. I don't know how long their blooming cycle was, but they were unreal--some of the flower stalks were over two stories high. So big I couldn't fit them in pictures. They weren't blooming, and then a few days later, this crazy stalk had shot up out of almost all of them around town and it was absolutely amazing.
I don't know how to predict when they bloom, but if you can catch it, definitely hang around and watch. It's magical.
2007-02-03 08:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some have lived for over 1200 years in the right conditions
2007-02-03 07:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a long time. i have had my cactus in my room for over 13 years, and it is still getting bigger, and i water it alot, i think that i am making it need more water than they ussually do, and i live in idaho where it gets cold to, and wet.
2007-02-03 11:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say Saguaros can live for centuries. There's also a species of Yucca called "the century plant" because it only blooms once in a century. It must last quite awhile too.
2007-02-03 07:21:02 · answer #8 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maximum cacti have lifespans measured a minimum of in many years. especially situations cacti like prickly pears and cholla will die interior the middle, yet nonetheless be growing to be around the perimeters, on account that guy or woman pads can re-root.
2016-12-13 08:04:29 · answer #9 · answered by casco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forever
2007-02-03 17:09:59 · answer #10 · answered by the_blue_martini_69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋