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Cute chubby early seedlings, not yet revealing their cactusness

Six weeks later, now clearly a cactus

Synonym(s) Opuntia cyclodes Common name western prickly pear Family cactaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers yellow Light sun Cultural notes well-drained soil, drought-tolerant Yellow-flowering species from New Mexico and west Texas. Distinguished by the yellow spines adorning its pads.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: rock garden zone

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