Opuntia pycnantha

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Common Name:

Prickly Pear

Origin:

Coastal Baja California

Description:

Shrubby to 18″ high x 18″ wide. Oblong pads are very spiny, brown spines with yellow glochids. Can spread wide, sprawling as it goes. Variable flowers, red, orange and yellow in spring.

Characteristics:

Temperature: Hardy to 25F

Full Sun

Ultra Soil Blend

Low Water

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