PLANTS OF PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS - OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA
Prickly pear cactus! This plant from the cactus family will bring a different, colourful and unique touch to your garden or terrace.
It lacks leaves, instead it has stems that branch out and are flat, oval and green in colour. Characteristic thorns of two types, long and hard together with short and thin ones. Yellow, crown-shaped flowers growing on the edge of the stems. As fruits, red prickly pears. Both flowers and fruit bloom once a year. Up to 3m high.
It needs well-drained, sandy or sandy loam soils.
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| Flower colour | Yellow |
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| Foliage color | Green |
| Fruit color | Red |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (-5ºC) |
| Peculiarity | Thorny |
| Plant use | Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Desertification, Fodder, Fruit production, Gravel Garden, Hedge, Low maintenance garden, Singular, Urban garden |
| Soil - Moisture | Well-drained |
| Soil - Type | Loam, Sand |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Light, Sun |
| Watering | Little, Moderate |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !