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A winter hardy cactus with waxy, yellow blooms lasting one day and producing small, prickly, red fruit. The flat, fleshy, blue-green to green pads are covered in finely barbed bristles.
• | Full Sun |
• | Slow |
• | Native to Ontario |
• | Drought Tolerant |
• | Evergreen |
• | Fruit |
• | Heat Tolerant |
• | Salt Tolerant |
• | Low Maintenance |
• | Xeriscape |
• | Border/edging |
• | Ground cover |
• | Naturalizing |
• | Roadside planting |
• | Rock garden |
• | Rooftop (extensive) |
• | Container Plants |
Thrives in at least a half day of sun in dry, sandy or rocky soils. Loamy soils are tolerated if well-drained. Can be found in sandy woodlands, prairies, rocky bluffs, sand dunes, and gravelly areas along railroads.