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
  • Engelmann’s Pricklypear
  • Apple Cactus
  • Prickly Pear
  • Manav
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii
  • Synonym: Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata

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Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2017-07-29
Many Figeater Beatles eating Prickly Pear fruit
Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2017-07-27
Figeater Beatles eating ripe Prickly Pear Fruit
Location: North Carolina Botanical Gardens Chapel Hill, NC
Date: late June 2014
Location: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-20
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Date: 2011-07-07
Developing fruit. Jams and juices are made from these fruit. Beli
Location: South Bella Vista Drive, Tucson, AZ
Date: 2021-08-10
Slightly desiccated, Engelman's Prickly Pear cactus, fruit and se
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-27
Location: North Carolina Botanical Gardens Chapel Hill, NC
Date: late June 2014
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-06
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