General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Edible Parts: Fruit
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seeds may be extremely slow to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Austrocylindropuntia vestita x Austrocylindropuntia subulata

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Common names
  • Prickly Pear
Also sold as:
  • Opuntia

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-11-16
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-28

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