Prickly Pear Cactus 'Dark Knight' (Opuntia rhodantha) COLD HARDY

Prickly Pear Cactus 'Dark Knight' (Opuntia rhodantha) COLD HARDYPrickly Pear Cactus 'Dark Knight' Opuntia rhodantha Live Cuttings (2 5" pads) & Small Plants (3" pots) Cold Hardy 25F! This beautiful opuntia, a Claude Barr selection, has long white spines on dark purple pads of that shimmer green, becoming more purple in winter cold or drought. If the striking dark purple pads weren't enough, the show continues into late spring to early summer when the bright, lavender pink flowers with golden stamens first bloom.

Western Prickly Pear Cactus 'Sandstone Sunrise' (Opuntia woodsii hyb) is a rare hybrid prickly pear cactus growing in the high desert region of central Oregon (native to southern Utah)

but much worth the wait

Beavertail Cactus 'Ruffled Papaya' (Opuntia aurea hybrid) is an EXCLUSIVE hybrid prickly pear cactus from the high desert region of Southern Utah

These particular seeds were sourced from our own parent trees in the high desert of Central Oregon

You are purchasing a Live cutting (3”-6" pads) of Prickly Pear Cactus 'Hot Pink' (Opuntia polyacantha)

Parent trees have been growing in our cold high desert garden where they routinely see temps as low as -10F

it is an upright shrub

moderate to fast growers

is a small species of palm

Live Cuttings (4"-8" pads) - Cold Hardy -20F

this variety produces gorgeous spikes of creamy white bell shaped flowers that bloom from spring through mid-summer and smell wonderful

This is a must have for any serious desert or xeriscape gardener