Devil's-tongue
Opuntia humifusanative · Central Texas
Devil's-tongue is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 6 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in May–Jul. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 6 ft
- Bloom
- May–Jul · yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Where it grows
22 occurrence records 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.