| Shape | Clumping low-spreading. |
| Landscape | Among potted succulent collections, as a potted patio or indoor plant, in rock gardens or as a specimen. |
| Propagation | By division or seed. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun in gravelly, dry, well-draining loose soil. |
| Pests | None known. Rot may occur if soil is too wet. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Habitat | Dry slopes, plains and rocky outcroppings. |
| Leaf Description | Smooth, leathery, fleshy succulent bodies with small short spines in panicles of 2 - 3. Small spine scars in the place of spines. |
| Flower Description | Showy rounded cup-shaped bloom at the apex of a body with around 20 - 30 pinnate-forked petals arranged in a loose rosette. |
| Fruit Description | Attractive broad-ovate prickly pears borne after blooms. |
| Colour Description | Flesh can vary in colour from a silvery green to vivid medium green. Buttery yellow to golden yellow blooms. Reddish orange-brown prickly pear fruits. |
| Texture Description | Smooth and leathery with spines and spine scars. |
