Beavertail Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris — 1 Live Unrooted Cactus Pad Cutting
$75.00
About This Plant
Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris) is a desert cactus known for flat blue-green pads and vibrant pink to magenta flowers when mature. It prefers full sun and well-draining soil, and is suitable for desert gardens, containers, and cactus collections. Growth is low-growing and spreading; an perennial plant that is drought-tolerant once established.
What You Will Receive
1 live unrooted cactus pad cutting. The pad is freshly cut, healthy, and suitable for propagation. This listing is for a single pad cutting only and does not include roots or a pot.
- Common name: Beavertail Prickly Pear
- Scientific name: Opuntia basilaris
- Plant type: Cactus
- Color: Blue-green pads; pink flowers when mature
- Sunlight: Full sun
- Soil: Well-draining sandy or cactus soil
- Watering: Low; drought tolerant once established
- Growth habit: Low-growing, spreading
- Lifecycle: Perennial
- Planting use: Desert gardens, containers, cactus collections