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The City of Murcia, through the Department of Modernization of the Administration and Urban Development, directed by José Guillén has 100 cactus specimens, of which 56 have already been planted, in the Veronicas garden, 40 units and at the roundabout of The Muela 16.

This species that comes from Mexico, of great ornamental value and landscape, either by its appearance or by the ease of cultivation, is one of the most cultivated cacti and used in the realization of 'desert' gardens.

They can reach 1.5 meters high and 1 meter in diameter.

Murcia is an ideal city for this plant, since it needs a lot of sun and light, it also has a long life, the age of these cacti is between 20 and 25 years.

"One of the great advantages offered by cacti is their perfect adaptation to areas with water scarcity, which is why they are used mainly in this style of landscaping, oriented towards the design of quality green areas that conserve water and protect the environment environment, "says José Guillén, who also stresses that" it is about optimizing gardening and making Murcia's gardens pleasant and original spaces where families can enjoy green spaces ".

For the plantation of the rest of the units, the best location is being analyzed, among the proposals stands out the road of Beniaján, the crossing of the Alias, the Nueva Condomina ascent, the round one of the Arrixaca (El Palmar) and the round Costera Norte (access to El Tiro).

More than 60 varieties of cactus grow in Murcia

The parks and gardens of the municipality host 64 varieties of cactus, especially of the genus 'Mammillaria', which with 13 different species total about 80, and the 'Ferrocactus', which with its four different species reach almost fifty plants, whose Care and surveillance are entrusted to 15 people.

The cacti also have flowers, specifically, in Murcia you can see some species such as the 'cactus peanut' that has orange and purple flowers, the 'Echinofossulocactus' that are small and spherical cactus with pink flowers, or the 'Lobivias' They have striking red flowers.

This type of plant is found, mainly, in the district of San Pedro, San Antolín (parterres of the San Francisco plane) and in the Salitre garden -with specimens up to 10 meters high-, as well as in Aljucer, Guadalupe, Monteagudo, Sangonera la Seca, El Raal, Algezares or Gea and Truyols.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia