Blind Pricklypear
Opuntia rufidanative · Central Texas
Blind Pricklypear is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 4–5 ft tall and 8 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms orange and yellow in Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul and Aug. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for bees and birds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 4–5 ft
- Spread
- 8 ft
- Bloom
- Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug · orange, yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, gravelly, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees and birds
Where it grows
No Level IV record in the launch area yet. Recorded in these Texas ecoregions:
Chihuahuan Desert
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.