Tulip Prickly Pear
Opuntia phaeacantha
Tulip prickly pear is a widespread, variable prickly pear with large yellow flowers and purple-red fruit (tunas), a drought-proof, wildlife-rich cactus for Western xeric landscapes.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT