Other names for the crown of thorns include Christ plant and Christ thorn ... which is why it's common among Florida gardens. It can tolerate most well-drained soils, preferring to dry a bit ...

A: Excessively thorny stems ... be rooted to start plants for your landscape or share with friends. Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative ...

The Florida semaphore cactus, on the other hand, has a dull gray, fleshy stem and can grow to reach a lofty 6 feet, bearing small, scale-like, reddish-orange flowers. Finally, the aboriginal prickly ...

and the plants were very thorny. Many of the new improved cultivars are thornless. Historically, the cultivars "Oklawaha," "Flordagrand" and "Brazos" (thorny) have been recommended for Florida.