Add a unique touch to your desert garden with the Opuntia macrorhiza × polyacantha cactus hybrid. Known for its cold hardiness and distinctive pads, this prickly pear variety produces vibrant seasonal blooms and adapts well to dry, rocky, or sandy soils. A great choice for xeriscapes, rock gardens, and outdoor cactus collections.

You’ll receive a healthy live plant ready to establish in your garden. This hybrid thrives in full sun, requires minimal watering once established, and is suitable for USDA Zones 3–9—making it one of the hardiest Opuntia types available.

• Live Opuntia macrorhiza × polyacantha cactus plant

• Cold-hardy prickly pear suitable for USDA Zones 3–9

• Drought-tolerant and ideal for xeriscape and rock gardens

• Grows well in sandy, rocky, or well-drained soils

• Produces beautiful seasonal blooms depending on climate

• Low-maintenance cactus perfect for outdoor landscapes

• Common Name: Prickly Pear Cactus

• Scientific Name: Opuntia macrorhiza × Opuntia polyacantha

• Plant Type: Perennial cactus

• USDA Hardiness Zone: 3–9

• Color: Green pads; seasonal yellow or pink blooms

• Soil Type: Sandy, rocky, fast-draining soil

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Watering: Low; drought tolerant

• Growth Habit: Clumping, spreading pads

• Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer