Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia engelmannii > Opuntia engelmannii
Opuntia engelmannii
Engelmann's Prickly Pear
Origin: Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| engelmannii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 120 - 180 cm |
| Spread |
| 3 - 4.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Can be used an as accent plant or for barriers. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval or rounded and flattened. |
| Flower Description |
| Funnel shaped yellow or red flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| 7.5 cm long by 2.5 wide egg-shaped edible fruit. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By cuttings. |
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