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Form: Cactus
Seasonality: Evergreen
Size: 2 feet tall by 4 feet wide
Flowers: Fuchsia colored, delicate, cup shaped flowers
Leaves; n/a
Fruit: Fruits can be cooked, as well as the
pads.
Stems/Trunks: Green or slightly purplish pads, rather flat
across the top and tapered on the base
Range/Origin: Southwest USA, Northwestern Mexico
Hardiness: Sunset Zones: 8,9, 10-24; USDA:
7-10, 0°F
Comments: Low litter, small thorns
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure: Full
sun
- Water: Low
- Soil:
Sandy, well drained soil
- Propagation:
Seed, cuttings
- Maintenance: Low
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