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Spineless Prickly Pear
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Opuntia ellisiana
Spineless Prickly Pear
3
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6 feet
6
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12 feet
Cultivar
Full Sun
Very Low
Evergreen
Flowering
Birds
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About This Plant
Sun. Evergreen, with yellow and orange flowers and edible tuna fruits. The nopal pads are also edible.
Spineless is a relative term when it comes to prickly pear; though it lacks long visible spines, the “eyes” (glochids) still bear irritating slivers and should be handled with care, even when wearing gloves. Pads can be safely held between the glochid dots (but don’t poke them in the eyes).
Maintenance
Prickly pear can be cut back as needed (even to the ground, to restart) or pads can be pick-pruned.