Potato cactus is a members-only item that currently has the following uses with three member skills:
- Herblore – as a secondary ingredient when creating Super magic potions.
- Farming - can be grown from Potato cactus seed.
- Summoning – as a binding component when infusing spirit kalphite pouches.
- Gathering potato cacti is a good way to make money, but sometimes can be difficult to sell on the Grand Exchange.
Obtaining
Dropping monsters
- For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.
| Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert strykewyrm | 148 | 5–10 (noted) | Common |
| Ancient warrior | 148 | 1 (noted) | Rare |
| Blood reaver | 147 | 1 | Uncommon |
| Infested axe | 105 | 1 (noted) | Uncommon |
| Fungal mage | 81 | 8 (noted) | Common |
| Kalphite Soldier | 94 | 1–2 (noted) | Uncommon |
Kalphite Hive
Potato cactus respawns in the Kalphite Hive
There are a total of 14 spawns in the Kalphite Hive:
- 1st level – 3 spawn in the south-west room where the Kalphite Soldiers are found.
- 2nd level – 7 spawn on the west wall next to the lethal Kalphite Queen.
- 3rd level – 4 spawn, one in each of the corners of the room. This part of the Kalphite Hive is accessible only after the Do No Evil quest by climbing down a hole in the 2nd level next to the Kalphite Queen, or by taking a hidden entrance south of the desert entrance.
Note: Prior to a player entering the Kalphite Hive, it is highly recommended they bring along a few antipoison potions or alternatively, an Anti-Poison Totem, as Kalphite Soldiers and Kalphite Guardians are poisonous. Kalphite workers and the Kalphite Queen, however, are not poisonous - but be warned that the Kalphite Queen is level 200
Soul Wars
Potato cactus can be randomly obtained as a reward by gambling two zeal points in the Soul Wars minigame.
Puro-Puro
Potato cacti are possible loot from Spirit implings.
Familiarization
Noted potato cacti can be obtained as one of two random rewards from the Box of summoning ingredients, a possible reward from the Familiarisation Distraction and Diversion.
Slayer
Some of the monsters within the Polypore Dungeon along with Desert strykewyrms drop noted potato cacti.
Daily collection
20 noted potato cacti can be obtained daily from the Weird Old Man near the Kalphite Hive, after completion of the medium Desert tasks. This increases to 30 after the completion of the hard tasks, and to 40 after the elite tasks.
Farming
Potato cactus seeds can be planted in a cactus patch to grow a potato cactus plant, which take 560 minutes time to grow if no diseases occur. It will provide potato cacti just like a fruit tree provides fruit; it will keep growing back. The maximum amount of cacti it will store is 3 (6 with all the desert tasks complete and possibly more if one has a giant ent familiar).
A fully grown potato cactus plant.
Trivia
- The Potato cacti's appearances resemble those of the brittle pricklypears (Opuntia fragilis) found in dry western regions of North America.
Farming produce | |
|---|---|
| Allotment produce | |
| Flower produce |
 Marigolds Rosemary Nasturtiums Woad leaf Limpwurt root Ruby harvest |
| Hops |
 Barley Hammerstone hops Asgarnian hops Jute fibre Yanillian hops Krandorian hops Wildblood hops Toad egg sac Grapes of Saradomin Grapes of Guthix Grapes of Zamorak |
| Bush produce |
 Redberries Cadava berries Dwellberries Jangerberries White berries Poison ivy berries Wishing well fruit |
| Tree produce |
 Leaves Oak leaves Willow leaves Maple leaves Yew leaves Magic leaves Willow branch Oak roots Willow roots Maple roots Yew roots Magic roots |
| Fruit tree produce |
 Cooking apple Banana Orange Curry leaf Pineapple Papaya fruit Coconut |
| Special produce |
 Evil turnip Bittercap mushroom Cactus spine Cave nightshade Calquat fruit Morchella mushroom Potato cactus |
