Opuntia echinocarpa (Silver Cholla, Golden Cholla)
Botanical Information
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Genus | Opuntia |
| Species | echinocarpa |
| Synonyms | Cylindropuntia echinocarpa |
| Category | Perennials, Tropicals |
| Origin | Colorado Desert, United States of America. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Height | 1-1.5 m |
| Spread | 5-7.5 cm |
Description and Growing Information
| Leaf Description | Stem and branches are made up of cylindrical segments, blueish green in colour. Spines are silvery, golden or pale yellow, densely placed on the branches and spread in all directions, 2-3.8 cm in length. |
| Flower Description | Greenish-yellow in colour, outer petals with a streak of red. |
| Fruit Description | Green turning light tan at maturity, obvoid-turbinate 1.2-2.5 cm in length with dense spreading spines on the upper portion. |