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2 live cuttings (also called pads), no roots, of hardy Opuntia violacea Purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear Cactus, shown in the pictures.

 


These are probably the most "northern" cacti growing naturally outdoors that you will be able to find.  

They are growing naturally in sandy wild areas of northern Virginia. 

They survive local frost and snow. I grow them on a garden patch.


They produce beautiful bright-yellow large flowers!

The last two photos show purple edible fruit.


Information from the Internet:


Purple Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia violacea var. santa-rita, Cactus Family ( Cactaceae ), Purple Prickly Pear. Also called: Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra, Opuntia violacea var. castetteri, Opuntia violacea var. macrocentra, Santa Rita Pricklypear, Blue Blade, Dollar Cactus, Black Spine Prickly Pear, Red Joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita.

Santa Rita Prickly Pear is a good xeriscape landscape plant.

Height: Height & width 3 to about 5 feet.

Flowers: The yellow flowers are about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

Flowering Time: April - May.

Fruit: Red-purple fruit, 1 to 1-1/2 inches long, 3/4 to 1 inches in diameter persisting into the winter. Seeds 3/16 inches in diameter, tan to grey, elliptic.

Pads: Blue - purple, or magenta cactus pads are 4 to 6 inches in diameter, about 5/8 inches thick. They are almost round and flat. They have 1 or 2 spines per areole and have glochids (little barbed bristles organized in clusters) which can penetrate the skin.

Found: Native to Texas, Arizona and Northern Mexico.

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Elevation: 0 - 5,500 Feet.

Habitat: Gravel or sandy flats, mesas, hillsides. A xeriscape landscape plant in some places.  

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Will be delivered from a clean, smoke-free home in Virginia.


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Within 24 hours from the time this perishable material was delivered to you: you have the choice to send me an email with photographs describing the plant condition and your concerns. If I don't hear from you within the 24 hours, you forfeit all claims related to the plants you purchased from me.

You understand that these plants became your property, and I have no responsibility for their development under your care. You will not ask me for any refunds or free replacement, or any other forms of compensation. 

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My name is not Rockefeller, and I can't afford sending refunds or free replacements to my buyers after they received my plants and did this or that with the plants.  I am an old gardener, who is trying to earn some money on eBay.