Opuntia ‘Cyclops’
Opuntia 'Cyclops'has rounded pads with few spines & only brown glochids like polka-dots with cheerful yellow flowers.
Opuntia ‘Cyclops’ is likely a hybrid perhaps involving O. macrorhiza. It can grow to 18 inches high with 4-6 inch long rounded pads with few spines and only brown glochids like polka-dots across the mid green background. It has cheerful yellow flowers that deepen with age. Plant in full sun in sharply draining soil.
Common Name: Prickly Pear
Family: Cactaceae (The Cactus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: From the Canadian prairies and Great Plains of the US through the Western US to the Chihuahua Desert of northern Mexico in a wide range of habitat types.
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