Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia erinacea > Opuntia erinacea
Opuntia erinacea
Grizzly Bear Cactus
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| erinacea |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea, Opuntia hystricina var. bensonii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 |
| Height |
| 45 - 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 60 - 90 cm |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Among potted succulent collections, as a potted patio or indoor plant, in rock gardens or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to partial shade in gravelly, dry, well-draining loose soil. |
| Shape |
| Clumping low-spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| None known. Rot may occur if soil is too wet. |
| Habitat |
| Dry slopes, plains and rocky outcroppings. |
| Leaf Description |
| Smooth, leathery, fleshy succulent bodies growing overtop of each other repeatedly, with long spines in panicles of 2 - 3. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy small, rounded cup-shaped blooms at the apex of a body with around 10 - 20 pinnate-forked petals arranged in a loose rosette. |
| Colour Description |
| Flesh can vary in colour from a dark, deep green to vivid medium green. Buttery yellow to rosy pink blooms. Silvery-white spines. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and leathery with long spines. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Division or rooting of pads or seed. |
top