Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia - Great Houseplant - Easy
*SALE PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 4TH*-You will receive 1 rooted cactus pad. Pad will be shipped bare root, without the pot or soil. Please open immediately, and plant in ground or pot. I only ship within the US, including Hawaii and Alaska.-Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200[1] species distributed throughout most of the Americas. Chollas are now separated into the genus Cylindropuntia, which some still consider a subgenus of Opuntia. Austrocylindropuntia, Corynopuntia, and Micropuntia are also often included in the present genus, but like Cylindropuntia, they seem rather distinct. Brasiliopuntia and Miqueliopuntia are closer relatives of Opuntia.-The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia (O. ficus-indica). Most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit) or nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus.-Info and care instructions along with other plant uses will be included with your order.