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Engelmann's Prickly Pear
Opuntia engelmannii
One of the most common desert 'prickly pears', produces an edible fleshy fruit, 3 in long 1 in across; green ripening to purple; much loved by wildlife. Easily propagated by cuttings.
- Plant type: Cactus, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun
- Height range: 4–8 Feet
- Width range: 4–8 Feet
- Canopy value: 28 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: Yellow, Orange
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit color: Purple
- Fruit season: Summer
- Design style: Thorns/Spines
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 15 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Arizona, California (USA)
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic
- Sunset zones: 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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