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Cactus<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Evergreen \u2013 Sun<\/p>\n

Opuntia spp. <\/em> Ht. 2″-6quot; Spread 4″-6″<\/p>\n

o-PUN-tee-ah Spacing 2″-4″<\/p>\n

HABIT<\/b>: Yellow to red flowers in spring, red to purple edible fruit in fall.<\/p>\n

CULTURE<\/b>: Some have flat pads covered with tufts of spines, others have branches or central spiny limbs or barrels.<\/p>\n

USES<\/b>: Maintenance free spring flowers.<\/p>\n

PROBLEMS<\/b>: Spines can be a nuisance.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/b>: Texas prickly pear is Opuntia lindheimeri<\/i>. Opuntia imbricata<\/i> is the native Cholla or Walking Stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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