Buy Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink'

Also Known As

Prickly Pear Cactus

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

3a-11

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Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink' plant details

Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink' is a fast-growing evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Features fuzzy and 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 polyacantha 'Browse Pink'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: cactaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, desert garden, rock garden, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink'

USDA Zones: 3a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Also from Tim Hanis, from the diverse prickly pear population near St. George, Utah, this vigorous plant becomes a 2-3 ft clump fairly quickly, producing a pleasing, mid-pink flower amid the, indeed, red and white, bi-colored spines -- a very nice effect, the plant standing out from quite a distance in Tim's garden. Needs decently drained soil and full sun. Frost hardy to -20F, USDA zone 3. Cactaceae