About From St. Cloud

Finger-like cactus pads with long thorns. Yellow flowers. From Quarry Park near St. Cloud. Grows on exposed granite outcroppings. Accompanies moss, so it's a cactus that likes water!

About Prickly Pear, Little

The hardiest cactus. Happy in sandy, gravelly soil or in an all-year outdoor trough with sand and gravel mix.

Pot Size & Price
2.5-in. pot
$6.00
Height
3"–5"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
N142a
Plant Traits
Bees
Minnesota Native

Other varieties of Prickly Pear, Little

Opuntia Potato, tiny cactus that looks like linked potatoes
Photo courtesy of BlueOddish from garden.org

Potato

Catalog
N142b