Spineless Prickly Pear | |
Tigertongue | |
Prickly Pear |
Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Pops open explosively when ripe |
Flowers: | Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Other |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Spring |
Suitable Locations: | Topiary |
Uses: | Cooked greens Good as a cover crop |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
Resistances: | Flood Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Needs specific temperature Days to germinate: xeilty ossgya oeed wreerane tetm emlbS m Seeds are hydrophilic: º6868º- Other info |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Offsets Crowns: i1eo lfamsdyts i0cel t yyui pa marobpdnrolha uvIlafsne dl dnoar; gdnet a ssrpdwfun tn |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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