Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink' Blue Flowers Keep from the hottest of

Keep from the hottest of sun and place on a saucer of damp gravel if used as an indoor plant

Native to the foothills of the Sierra Cascades

and abundant dark red fruit from mid-summer through autumn

Colorful perennial with burgundy stems adorned with purple leaves marked with darker chevrons

bell-shaped flowers May to June

Opuntia polyacantha 'Browse Pink' Blue Flowers Keep from the hottest ofAlso from Tim Hanis, from the diverse prickly pear population near St. George, Utah, this vigorous plant becomes a 2 3 ft clump fairly quickly, producing a pleasing, mid pink flower amid the, indeed, red and white, bi colored spines a very nice effect, the plant standing out from quite a distance in Tim's garden. Needs decently drained soil and full sun. USDA zone 4, if not colder. PLAINS PRICKLY PEAR Cactaceae