brittle prickly pear cactus for sale Prickly Pear Cactus, Brittle (skez'k) — Splitrock Environmental

Name: brittle prickly pear cactus for sale Prickly Pear Cactus, Brittle (skez'k) — Splitrock Environmental
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brittle prickly pear cactus for sale Prickly Pear Cactus, Brittle (skez'k) — Splitrock EnvironmentalBrittle Prickly Pear Cactus is a thorny succulent with individual segments of stems that are easily detached on wildlife or clothing. It has showy flowers that are yellowish in colour. Once the spines are removed Prickly Pear Cactus is edible, having a long history of use among local indigenous peoples. Latin Name Opuntia fragilis Type Forb Height and Spread 0. 3 1 m tall, often spreading along the ground. Up to 1 m spread. Bloom Colour Yellow to

Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus is a thorny succulent with individual segments of stems that are easily detached on wildlife or clothing. It has showy flowers that are yellowish in colour. Once the spines are removed Prickly Pear Cactus is edible, having a long history of use among local indigenous peoples.

Latin Name	Opuntia fragilis
Type	Forb
Height and Spread	0.3 – 1 m tall, often spreading along the ground.	Up to 1 m spread.
Bloom Colour	Yellow to peach coloured.
Bloom Months	June/July
Foliage Colour	Pale green with 1-3 cm barbed spikes.
Seed Months	Late summer
Light and Water	Hot open slopes with direct sunlight.	Grows in very dry arid conditions.
Ethnobotany Information	The stems of Prickly Pear Cactus have a long history as a food source for south interior Indigenous peoples, being eaten boiled, roasted, in soup, or baked into cakes. It was particularly important during times of famine.
Wildlife Uses	Despite the barbed spines on this plant, it is an important food source for many species of wildlife in summer and fall.
Garden Uses	When Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus blooms it is particularly beautiful and unique from other plants. It can be used in arid garden settings and landscaping, but as a cactus it can be painful if stepped on.
Facts	Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus was also boiled into a cough syrup by the Secwepemc people.
Propagation Techniques	Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus produces seeds, but the easiest propagation technique is to replant portions of the stem in new soil, effectively cloning the plant.