Opuntia humifusa

  Fabulous Fat Friends collection

Eastern prickly pear, devil's-tongue

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Eastern prickly pear, devil's-tongue

Opuntia humifusa

  Fabulous Fat Friends collection

flowering : 5-6 yellow
height : 30-40 cm
where to plant : full sun ⋄

5,00
per Unit / size P9
quantity
normally in stock
Ref 5362.

where to plant Opuntia humifusa

  • height: 30-40 cm
  • flowering: May - June
  • color: yellow
  • leaf color: green
  • habit: wide
  • growth: medium
  • level: moderate
  • light: full sun
  • moisture: summer dry very dry dry
  • soil texture: highly permeable pervious
  • organic matter: none to little
  • winter zone: 5 [-25°C]
  • density: 5 - 7

Opuntia humifusa in the garden

  • wildlife: for bees for butterflies
  • Suggested planting locations and garden types: roof garden intensive rockgarden scree gravel garden troughs alpine house dry bed along path small garden pot
  • use: kitchen

botanical information about Opuntia humifusa

  • Botanical name: Opuntia humifusa
  • Genus: Opuntia
  • Family: Cactaceae
  • Other names: schijfcactus - vijgcactus - Eastern prickly pear - devil's-tongue
  • origin: America, North