Perennials, Tropicals > Opuntia > Opuntia imbricata > Opuntia imbricata var. argentea
Opuntia imbricata
var. argentea
Origin: United States of America and Mexico.
| Family |
| Cactaceae |
| Genus |
| Opuntia |
| Species |
| imbricata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Variety |
| argentea |
| Synonyms |
| Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea |
| Height |
| 1.2 m or less |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A densely branched shrub with stunning silver spines and purple flowers. |
| Habitat |
| Bottomlands and thickets in deep soils at an altitude of 600-700 m. |
| Leaf Description |
| Straight, silvery spines, 10-20 per areole and spread in all directions, 1.2-3 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| 5-7.5 cm in diameter, reddish-purple in colour, narrow and obovate. Filaments are a purplish-green and 6 mm long with yellow anthers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow fleshy fruit, spineless and obovoid, 2.5-4.5 cm in length and 2-3 cm in diameter. |
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