fruit cactus
Eastern prickly pear
A surprisingly hardy edible cactus for dry sunny spots and poor soil.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a-9b
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- sandy, loam
- Water
- low
- Goals
- Fruit, Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color, Low-maintenance natives
Harvest & Use
edible pads and fruit in summer
Useful search phrase: Eastern prickly pear cactus plant.