Opuntia phaeacantha <br>DESERT PRICKLY PEAR, MOJAVE TULIP
Opuntia phaeacantha is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common names brown-spine prickly pear, tulip prickly pear, and desert prickly pear, which is found across the United States and Mexico.
The plant forms dense localized thickets. It has a mounding habit of flattened green pads which are protected by clusters of spines.
The flowers are bright yellow with a pale green to orange or red center, and occasionally may produce flowers of other colors such as orange, pink, or magenta.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zone: 3-8
Height: 8", 20cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 10
By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53462732 By Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3960937
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Opuntia phaeacantha is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common names brown-spine prickly pear, tulip prickly pear, and desert prickly pear, which is found across the United States and Mexico.
The plant forms dense localized thickets. It has a mounding habit of flattened green pads which are protected by clusters of spines.
The flowers are bright yellow with a pale green to orange or red center, and occasionally may produce flowers of other colors such as orange, pink, or magenta.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zone: 3-8
Height: 8", 20cm
Location: Sun
Seeds per packet: 10
By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53462732 By Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3960937
