Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri'

Also Known As

Long-Spined Purplish Prickly Pear

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 12"
W: 18"

planting zones

6a-10a

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Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri' plant details

Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with green and purple foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: cactaceae
Foliage: evergreen green and purple
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 12 IN tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, desert garden, rock garden, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10a
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Opuntia macrocentra 'Kunzleri' is a long-spined, broad form of a very beautiful Purple Prickly Pear. It has broad, bluish pads that tint to pink in winter. Pads are at least 6 inches wide and are topped with dark 'eyelash' spines. Yellow ruffled flowers with orange centres emerge in mid to late spring. Growth habit is up to 12 inches in height by 18 inches in width. Awesome in planters and rock gardens. Easy to grow in well-drained, gritty soil.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Named for New Mexico plantsman Horst Kunzler, this short, broad form of a most beautiful prickly pear has bluish pads tinted pink in winter -- each pad at least 6" wide and topped with dark "eyelash" spines -- and yellow, orange-centered flower in mid to late spring. Best with sun and a dryish root run. Frost hardy to -10F, USDA zone 6. Fab container plant.