General Plant Information (Edit)
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
  • New Mexico Pricklypear
  • Prickly Pear
  • Tulip Pricklypear

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Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Date: 2018-09-11
Location: Botanical Garden of Würzburg
Date: 2011-03-31
Location: Botanical Garden of Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-23
Location: Loki Schmidt Garten - Botanischer Garten der Universität Hamburg
Date: 2022-09-13
Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Date: 2018-09-11
Growing outside in this northern regio (Latvia)
Location: Botanical Garden of Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-23
Location: Botanical Garden of Würzburg
Date: 2011-03-31

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