Brown-Spine Prickly Pear Cactus
Opuntia phaeacantha
Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain
Also called Dark-Spined Pricklypear, Desert Prickly Pear, New Mexico Prickly Pear, Purple-Fruit Prickly Pear
Brown-Spine Prickly Pear Cactus; Dark-Spined Pricklypear; Desert Prickly Pear; New Mexico Prickly Pear; Purple-Fruit Prickly Pear; Tulip Prickly Pear
More details
- Light
- Full sun
- Type
- Perennial, Shrub, Succulent
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growth
- Slow
- Bloom
- Spring
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Features
- Drought tolerant, Flowering
- Best uses
- Barrier, Coastal, Container, Foundation, Naturalized, Rock garden, Slope
