Santa Rita prickly pear.
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Santa Rita prickly pear.
Opuntia santa-rita 'Tubac' or common name, Santa Rita 'Tubac' was on sale half price. Picked this one up for $25 in a 5 gallon pot. I might wait until next spring to plant this one.
Cheers, Barrie.
Cheers, Barrie.
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John, let me know if they grow for you? I can't seem to get that one to live through the winters here. If you get one and it does good than maybe I could buy/trade something for a pad off it?
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Monrovia rates this one as zone 8 minimum.
"Growth Rate
Moderate Growing
Growth Habit
Columnar
Heat Zones
High: 12 (>210 days)
Low: 9 (>120 to 150 days)
Cold Hardiness
High: 11 (Above 40 F) (see map)
Low: 8 (10 to 20 F)
Water Requirements
Once established needs only occasional water.
Sun Exposure
Full sun"
Cheers, Barrie.
"Growth Rate
Moderate Growing
Growth Habit
Columnar
Heat Zones
High: 12 (>210 days)
Low: 9 (>120 to 150 days)
Cold Hardiness
High: 11 (Above 40 F) (see map)
Low: 8 (10 to 20 F)
Water Requirements
Once established needs only occasional water.
Sun Exposure
Full sun"
Cheers, Barrie.
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Rob et al. I think Beaver Creek greenhouses is carrying a hardy form of this (O. macrocentra v. Santa-Rita), I've ordered it and will probably take a cutting and pot it to be be sure that I still have it in the spring! It is certainly a beautiful plant...
Who knows, maybe this will be the year that I can finally make my 'Big-Non-Hardy' Opuntia x Hardy Opuntia crosses!
Who knows, maybe this will be the year that I can finally make my 'Big-Non-Hardy' Opuntia x Hardy Opuntia crosses!
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O. macrocentra might work for you Paul, I have it and it is much more hardy then Santa-Rita.
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
I think these Opuntias(tree/bush form)only survive cold if they are kept bone dry all summer.
Mine did good the first year-
but once it's roots got more extensive it was just to efficient holding water,cold weakened it's joints and the weight of
the water inside caused it to topple-rot took over from there-
They sure do grow fast though !
Mine did good the first year-
but once it's roots got more extensive it was just to efficient holding water,cold weakened it's joints and the weight of
the water inside caused it to topple-rot took over from there-
They sure do grow fast though !
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