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The classic shape and color of the Prickly Pear will bring a touch of Arizona to your landscape. Call to Order.
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Opuntia species have a distinctive look, with flat pads phylloclades , beautiful, large flowers and fig-sized, maroon fruits. Both the fruits and the young pads are edible provided that you carefully remove all of the thorns and glochids small spiny hairs.
Some people also use opuntia sap as a hair conditioner. How ironic to get rid of dry "cactus hair" by putting cactus in your hair! Some of the more popular Opuntia cultivars are seemingly spineless but are still armed. There are two types of barbed protrusions on Opuntia : the large spines that you can see and the tiny, hair-like barbs called glochids.
Spineless opuntia still have at least a few glochids which can get under your skin and are very irritating. This trait also makes Opuntia deer-resistant.
Opuntia prefers to grow in full sun and very well-drained soil, as it has no tolerance of wet feet, especially in winter. They are also salt-tolerant plants.
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