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Opuntia aurea

Common name(s): Golden Prickly Pear
Family name: Cactaceae
Common family name: Cactus Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 6
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: yellow
Plant height: 3 inches
Plant spread: 4 inches
Deciduous: evergreen
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: Arizona, Utah
Habit: shrub, cactus/succulent
Special characteristics: Drought Tolerant
A miniature form of cactus that grows into small, low clumps that sometimes form runners. Pads are less than 2 inches long and about half as wide. Yellow flowers in mid summer.

Zones 6 - 9

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