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Opuntia microdasys is an evergreen perennial that forms a dense shrub up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall (occasionally more), composed of green, pad-like stems, up to 6 inches (15 cm) long and up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) broad. It has no spines, but instead has numerous yellow glochids (micro-spines) up to 0.12 inch (3 mm) long at each aureole.
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All of the plants may be shipped bare root -
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Bright, Direct sunlight.
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Soil + Sand.![]()
The flowers are followed by round to egg-shaped, up to 2 inches (5 cm) long, red to purplish, spineless but glochid-dotted fruits. -
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USDA Zone 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
Opuntia microdasys is an evergreen perennial that forms a dense shrub up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall (occasionally more), composed of green, pad-like stems, up to 6 inches (15 cm) long and up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) broad. It has no spines, but instead has numerous yellow glochids (micro-spines) up to 0.12 inch (3 mm) long at each aureole.
All of the plants may be shipped bare root
Bright, Direct sunlight.
Soil + Sand.
The flowers are followed by round to egg-shaped, up to 2 inches (5 cm) long, red to purplish, spineless but glochid-dotted fruits.
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