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Propagation couldn't be easier! Using beaker tongs or a piece of folded newspaper, just cut off a pad. (You can swap pads
with a friend)! Let the wound dry for about a week, then plant the pad in a shallow depression cut side down. Water every
2 weeks to get the roots started. Minimal water is needed. Once every 2 to 3 weeks in the summer is sufficient for new plants.
When established they can generally survive on rainfall alone. As with any herbaceous plant, however, shriveling or wilting
means they need to be watered.
| Me, Beside My |
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| Prickly Pear and Yucca |
1 Prickly Pear Pad-$10
3 Prickly Pear Pads-$20
5 Prickly Pear Pads-$35
10 Prickly Pear Pad-$60
| Dwarf Prickly Pear |
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| 3 to 5 leaves |
Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family Cactaceae. Both prickly pears and chollas are included in this genus of about 250
species distributed as well as a myriad of hybrids. The type species of the genus is the Indian fig opuntia Opuntia ficus-indica
(most culinary uses of the term 'prickly pear' are referring to that plant).
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