Trade name information:
Trade Name: Mairac®
Cultivar name: 'La Flamboyante'
General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Biennial
Water Preferences:Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7b
Leaves:Glaucous
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Blooms on old wood
Flower Time:Late spring or early summer
Other
Uses:Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts:Stem
Dynamic Accumulator:Ca (Calcium)
Wildlife Attractant:Other Beneficial Insects
Pollinators:Bats
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

A Mairac apple eaten by an hornet

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weird by adamishereno Feb 12, 2017 11:41 PM 1

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