Prickly pear varieties
Opuntia · Cactaceae
Compare 14 prickly pear varieties. They range from zone 3 to zone 12. Garden centre favorites come first.
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- prickly-pearOpuntia humifusaZones 4 to 9 · Full sun · 6 to 12"
- cactus appleOpuntia engelmanniiZones 8 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 6 ft
- bunny ears cactusOpuntia microdasysZones 9 to 12 · Sun to part shade · 2 to 3 ft
- beavertail cactusOpuntia basilarisZones 8 to 10 · Full sun · 12"
- brittle prickly pearOpuntia fragilisZones 4 to 10 · Full sun
- prickly pearOpuntia ficus-indicaZones 8 to 12 · Full sun · 10 to 15 ft
- black-spine prickly pearOpuntia macrocentraZones 6 to 11 · Full sun · 2 to 3 ft
- blind prickly pearOpuntia rufidaZones 8 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 4 to 5 ft
- red-flower prickly pearOpuntia elatiorZones 9 to 11 · Full sun · 3 to 8 ft
- silver dollar prickly pearOpuntia robustaZones 9 to 10 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 15 ft
- Albata bunny ears cactusOpuntia microdasys 'Albata'Zones 9 to 11 · Sun to part shade
- Baby Rita cactus appleOpuntia 'Baby Rita'Zones 6 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 1 to 2 ft
- Tubac cactus appleOpuntia santarita 'Tubac'Zones 8 to 11 · Sun to part shade · 3 to 4 ft
- twistspine pricklypearOpuntia macrorhizaZones 3 to 9 · Full sun · 6 to 12"