Cactus - Prickly Pear (Chenille) Shrubs sherbets or eating right out

sherbets or eating right out of hand

Red berries appear winter through spring

too much shade inhibits flowering

Mature size:  2-3 ft

Variegated Tropical Agave are upright

Cactus - Prickly Pear (Chenille) Shrubs sherbets or eating right outThe Chenille Prickly Pear, aka Red Prickly Pear, is a somewhat upright cactus with height to 3 feet tall and generally a 4 feet spread when mature. Stems are jointed into circular fleshy greenish pads. Pads are uniquely covered with areoles containing a dense array of brown glochids and no spines. Flowers are a brilliant apricot vermillion color. Highly tolerant of desert heat. Scientific name: Opuntia aciculata