Opuntia Species, Santa Rita Prickly Pear
Opuntiasantarita
Synonym
Opuntia
gosseliniana var. santarita
Opuntia
chlorotica var. santarita
Opuntia
violacea var. santarita
Opuntia santa-rita seems to be pretty hardy here in Salt Lake City, Utah (zone 7b). Myself, and quite a few others have been growing this...Read More
Doesn't seem like the one's I planted will quite make it through my four corners Zone 7a. Can't say for certain what got to em with only ...Read More
As with many succulents, the color will vary with environmental conditions, and is often exceptionally strong when the plant is stressed....Read More
This opuntia is surviving here in southwest Virginia(zone 7A). I bought 3 cuttings of this off of ebay in March of 2015. I had one plant ...Read More
Menk, you are not exactly correct. the name Opuntia santarita is an accepted name with Kew Gardens. Reference the following link:
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I live in Austin also and I have not had any problems with my gosseliniana, santa rita, or macrocenta. Maybe it is because I have built ...Read More
There seems to be a lot of confusion as to the true identity of the 'Santa Rita' clone. And it is important to note that it is just a sel...Read More
Purple color is stunning in the garden BUT tends to rot out easier than most opuntias in my experiance. We have wet winters here and I've...Read More
I'm not sure if I managed to kill this or not. It certainly looks awful after the winter, and shows no signs of recovery--my other opunt...Read More
Often confused with Opuntia gosseliniana.
O. gosseliniana has plain yellow flowers, O. santa-rita has yellow flowers with a bright...Read More
This plant is ALSO confused with Opuntia macrocentra, another nice turquoise species with very similar flowers. A few differences are in ...Read More