Don’t Bring that Prickly Pear in the House!

by | Aug 20, 2022 | Cactus Are Cool

I received an email from a magazine with an article about using certain succulents for house plants. From the beginning I questioned most of the choices, and eventually the article suggested prickly pear as a house plant. Whaaaat? Are they serious? That’s a terrible...

Consider the Much-Maligned Prickly Pear

by | Jun 17, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool

To many people, if you say cactus, they immediately frown, wince, envision prickly pear, and want no part of any cactus. Which is a shame, because the opuntia family gives us beautiful flowers, and with conscientious pruning can be kept from taking over your garden...

The Cholla Says Winter Is Over

by | May 23, 2013 | Blog

When winter arrives and the weather gets colder and icier, prickly pear and cholla get progressively droopy and sad-looking. Both plants are in the same cactus family of opuntia, so I guess they respond similarly to the cold. By the end of winter, this is what one of...