Opuntia fragilis x polyacantha (?) [Nyssa, Oregon]

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 6"
W: 6"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Opuntia fragilis x polyacantha (?) [Nyssa, Oregon] plant details

Opuntia fragilis x polyacantha (?) [Nyssa, Oregon] is an evergreen cactus / succulent with green foliage. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Opuntia fragilis x polyacantha (?) [Nyssa, Oregon]

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: cactaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 6 IN wide, 6 IN tall
Uses: container plant, desert garden, rock garden, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Opuntia fragilis x polyacantha (?) [Nyssa, Oregon]

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low

Soil needs: average, gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This population, now almost gone because of nearby farming, covers the parched, alkaline shadscale-covered hills near Nyssa, Oregon. Probably an intermediate between O. polyacantha, or O. erinacea, and O. fragilis, the half-dome clump consisting of 3" long, bluish pads strikingly adorned with long white spines and orange glochids. Yellow mid-spring flowers age towards pink. This, one of our more unusual collections, has been quite easy in cultivation given bright light. Probably frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4.