Tulip Prickly Pear
Opuntia phaeacantha
Tulip prickly pear is a widespread, variable prickly pear with large yellow flowers and purple-red fruit (tunas), a drought-proof, wildlife-rich cactus for Western xeric landscapes.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Opuntia species
- Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris)
- Engelmann's Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii)
- Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa)
- Plains Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrorhiza)
- Purple Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra)
- Santa Rita Prickly Pear (Opuntia santa-rita)