Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia engelmannii > Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri
Opuntia engelmannii
var. lindheimeri
Texas Prickly Pear
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| engelmannii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Variety |
| lindheimeri |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| Height |
| 90 - 240 cm |
| Spread |
| 150 - 240 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Prefers well-drained sand, loam and clay soils and sunny to partly sunny areas. |
| Habitat |
| Drier areas of South and Central Texas and Mexico. |
| Leaf Description |
| 10 - 25 cm long and are round to oval shaped and range from blue to green. |
| Flower Description |
| 5 - 10 cm flowers that range from greenish yellow to orange. |
| Fruit Description |
| Purple pear-shaped fruit that are edible. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. |
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