Opuntia Species, Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa
Opuntiamacrocentra
Synonym
Opuntia
violacea var. macrocentra
Opuntia
violacea var. castetteri
I’ve been growing Opuntia macrocentra in my garden here in Salt Lake City, Utah (zone 7b) for about 10 years. Mine have survived a fros...Read More
Survived the past 6 winters in Albuquerque. Including 8 inches of snow an inch or less of ice and temps as low as 12 degrees.
O. Macrocentra. I bought this plant from Cold Hardy Cactus in Colorado. The seller rated it to zone 6, but I took a chance here in zone 5...Read More
Survived a winter in zone 6a without problems, although only with perfect drainage. Flowers are generally yellow or yellow-orange, and ha...Read More
Planted a pad of this last year - hoping, with a lot of grit, that it might survive our winters in 7A. Not only did it survive...but ble...Read More
One of the more common Opuntia in my area. Some zone maps classify this part of New Mexico as zone 7b while others as 8a. This cactus is ...Read More
Also known as "Texas Santa-Rita", "Long-Spined Prickly Pear", "Blunt-Spined Prickly Pear", & "Reddish Purple Prickly Pear"
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Attractive species with pale greenish purple pads (nearly white sometimes) to an incredible turquoise coloration... and sparse, but long ...Read More