Prickly Pear Cactus |
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Large 3-4" wide lemon yellow flowers from May through August are very showy, this plant has no true leaves, but consists of large oval pads which bear both fierce 1" sharp spines as well as small clusters of equally fierce short hair-like barbed spines, in late summer the barrel-shaped fruits turn reddish-purple, average to dry well-drained soil is a must, sun, up to 1.5' tall. Please note: for best shipping results, our Prickly Pear Cactus is shipped bare root.
Other common names: Devil’s Tongue
Zone 4-10
Native Range: Massachusetts to se. Minnesota and Montana, south to Florida and e. Texas. Rare in CT, NY, PA and MA
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