Plant Details: Santa Rita
Category Opuntia  
Zone: 6 - 12
  
Out_of_stock: N
Common Name Santa Rita Variety  
Regional Names  
Botanical Name Opuntia aestivalis
Description This is in my opinion one of the the most beautiful native species of Opuntia one could have in a dry garden setting. It has a very nice steel blue green or aqua green color round pads with a stunning lavender maroon rim around each pad. It produces yellow flowers with an apricot center eye. Our plant here at Native Oasis Botanical Garden is 6 years old from one pad and as of 1/15/10 now is now 3' high x 6'wide and this size is with me removing many pads per year to sell. It is not the heaviest flowering species but the pads are more than enough show to draw attention in your garden.
Notes
  
Plant Growing Conditions

Soil PH
  
Soil Type
  
Water
 
SunLight
 
Foliage
acid:
Y
 
clay:
Y
  
dry:
Y
 
full:
Y
 
Evergreen:
Y
neutral:
Y
 
average: 
Y
  
average:
N
 
partial:
Y
  SemiEvergreen:
N
alkaline:
Y
 
sand:
Y
  
wet:
N
 
shade:
N
  Deciduous:
N
Plant Pricing
Last Update: 2010-04-25 16:09:57.0
Container Size
Price
Pad
8.00
1 Gallon
18.00
Last Update:
2010-04-25 16:09:43.0
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