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This is a fast growing cactus by cactus standards. It needs supplemental water here in the Mojave desert, but it is quite drought tolera...Read More
So much false information here about this plant. Opuntia ficus-indica is an ancient form of hybrid believed to be started in Mexico thous...Read More
They to me,taste like watermelon-strawberry light..not very sweet in bay area plants. Our cool summers have a hand in that. Still,fun to ...Read More
O. ficus-indica is not COLD/wet winter hardy. 16F will kill them. Many in my area are dying slowly from the cold two winters ago.
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According to an article in the Arizona Journal-Miner - Oct 5, 1910, page 2 (available via Google) the USDA was cultivating 8-10 varieties...Read More
There is a great confusion as to the different varieties of opuntia. This Opuntia Ficus-Indica is ONLY hardy to about 20 degrees. There a...Read More
Not much to add based on other comments but I have found that this has to be the most hearty plant I have. I had some kids in the neighb...Read More
This variety ( opuntia ficus-indica) has very edible pads and fruit. You will still need to clean off the tiny spines (versus long spine...Read More
This cactus is not as hardy as listed. The pads will suffer damage below 20F, but the plant itself usually recovers. It suffers more fr...Read More
This was once a weed problem in Hawaii.
The juice has been used for making candles.
If you can pick the new pads when they still have the leaves on them (young and forming), then there will be no spines or glochids on the...Read More
When I lived in South Carolina, along the borderline of North Carolina as well...these cacti grew like mad! My husband would cut them ba...Read More
San Antonio, Tx.
The tuberous prickly pear, native to Mexico and the southwestern regions of the United States and also found in S...Read More
I trasplanted one from Oklahoma to CT, and with winter mulch, and planting on south side(sunny side) of house, it flourishes! Had many tr...Read More
its a fasinating low matinence catcus hardy to cold winters. it is also edible but be very careful skining it
It seems that every old adobe house in California is accompanied by an Opuntia ficus-indica. The young pads (nopales) and ripe fruits (t...Read More