Tulip Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacanthanative · Central Texas
Tulip Pricklypear is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 8 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms red, orange and yellow in Apr–Jul. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 8 ft
- Bloom
- Apr–Jul · red, orange, yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
33 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.