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Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 68-86 degrees
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Seeds may be extremely slow to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Other: Individual pads form new plants; they must dry and callous for 10 days before planting
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Quimilo
  • Quimil
  • Quimili
  • Prickly Pear

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2013-09-01
Location: Emerson, AR
Date: 2020-06-12
Location: Fairfax, VA | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-03
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2013-09-01
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Ritzville,wa
Date: July 8 2022
Opuntia quinolone
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