Opuntia microdasys rufida

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A hand gently touching the flat, oval pads of a green Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small brown spines and spring rose-purple bloom.
Close-up of a green Opuntia microdasys rufida pad with brownish-orange glochids; other cactus pads blurred in the background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida pads with evenly spaced brown spines, overlapping in sunlight; a hardy, low-maintenance cactus.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green oval pads and reddish-brown spines growing among dry grass and twigs in mineral soil.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida, a green cactus with oval pads and orange-brown spines; may display rose-purple flowers in season.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with flat green pads and reddish-brown spines, surrounded by dry grass and twigs.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, dotted with orange-brown bumps, showing its unique glossy texture.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot, featuring green oval pads, tiny spines, and a rose-purple flower amidst other plants.
A potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small spines and a rose-purple flower blooms outdoors, garden foliage blurred behind.
Close-up top view of Opuntia microdasys rufida in mineral soil, showing flat green pads with brown spines and two yellow blooms.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, brown spots, and a yellow bloom in light pebbles. Blurred background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green spotted pads and small yellow flowers among spines, planted in light gravel.
A potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, small spines, and a yellow flower in mineral soil topped with light gravel.
Opuntia microdasys rufida prickly pear cactus in a pot, with green pads, orange-brown spines, and a yellow bloom; outdoor hardy.
Close-up of a potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with two yellow blooms and green pads, set in light gravel for drainage.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with bright yellow blooms on green pads, set in a pot among tan rocks.
Opuntia microdasys rufida with two yellow flowers on green, paddle-shaped pads in a black pot with white gravel, outdoors in sunlight.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot with white rocks, green pads, and two yellow blooms in fast-draining soil.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with round pads and yellow flowers in white gravel-filled pots, set against a blurred garden background.
Top-down view of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with flat green pads, brown spines, yellow flowers, and white gravel in a pot.
Opuntia microdasys rufida potted prickly pear cactus with yellow and rose-purple blooms, sunlit outdoors among pebbles and plants.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, small spines, and a yellow flower growing on light gravel among garden plants.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot with white rocks, bright yellow blooms on its pads, and a soft orange-green blurred background.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green paddle pads and yellow flowers in white gravel, colorful plants blurred in background.
Two Opuntia microdasys rufida yellow cactus flowers bloom in a small pot with white pebbles against a softly blurred background.
Two bright yellow Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus flowers with green centers bloom in a small pot of gravelly, well-drained soil.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with two yellow blooms in white gravel, thriving in mineral soil against a sandy backdrop.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a small pot with two pale yellow flowers and white gravel, shown outdoors against a blurred background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus, showing green pads with tiny spines and two pale yellow flowers, outdoors.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with green pads and yellow flowers, potted in mineral soil, set against a blurred outdoor background.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with oval green pads, yellow flowers, and small spines in a pot of white rocks outdoors.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small round pads and yellow blooms in a pot, outdoors on wood with gravel and plants behind.
A healthy Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with yellow flowers, green pads, and mineral soil set before a softly blurred outdoor background.
A hand gently touching the flat, oval pads of a green Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small brown spines and spring rose-purple bloom.
Close-up of a green Opuntia microdasys rufida pad with brownish-orange glochids; other cactus pads blurred in the background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida pads with evenly spaced brown spines, overlapping in sunlight; a hardy, low-maintenance cactus.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green oval pads and reddish-brown spines growing among dry grass and twigs in mineral soil.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida, a green cactus with oval pads and orange-brown spines; may display rose-purple flowers in season.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with flat green pads and reddish-brown spines, surrounded by dry grass and twigs.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, dotted with orange-brown bumps, showing its unique glossy texture.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot, featuring green oval pads, tiny spines, and a rose-purple flower amidst other plants.
A potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small spines and a rose-purple flower blooms outdoors, garden foliage blurred behind.
Close-up top view of Opuntia microdasys rufida in mineral soil, showing flat green pads with brown spines and two yellow blooms.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, brown spots, and a yellow bloom in light pebbles. Blurred background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green spotted pads and small yellow flowers among spines, planted in light gravel.
A potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, small spines, and a yellow flower in mineral soil topped with light gravel.
Opuntia microdasys rufida prickly pear cactus in a pot, with green pads, orange-brown spines, and a yellow bloom; outdoor hardy.
Close-up of a potted Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with two yellow blooms and green pads, set in light gravel for drainage.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with bright yellow blooms on green pads, set in a pot among tan rocks.
Opuntia microdasys rufida with two yellow flowers on green, paddle-shaped pads in a black pot with white gravel, outdoors in sunlight.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot with white rocks, green pads, and two yellow blooms in fast-draining soil.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with round pads and yellow flowers in white gravel-filled pots, set against a blurred garden background.
Top-down view of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with flat green pads, brown spines, yellow flowers, and white gravel in a pot.
Opuntia microdasys rufida potted prickly pear cactus with yellow and rose-purple blooms, sunlit outdoors among pebbles and plants.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green pads, small spines, and a yellow flower growing on light gravel among garden plants.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a pot with white rocks, bright yellow blooms on its pads, and a soft orange-green blurred background.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with green paddle pads and yellow flowers in white gravel, colorful plants blurred in background.
Two Opuntia microdasys rufida yellow cactus flowers bloom in a small pot with white pebbles against a softly blurred background.
Two bright yellow Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus flowers with green centers bloom in a small pot of gravelly, well-drained soil.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with two yellow blooms in white gravel, thriving in mineral soil against a sandy backdrop.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus in a small pot with two pale yellow flowers and white gravel, shown outdoors against a blurred background.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus, showing green pads with tiny spines and two pale yellow flowers, outdoors.
Close-up of Opuntia microdasys rufida with green pads and yellow flowers, potted in mineral soil, set against a blurred outdoor background.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with oval green pads, yellow flowers, and small spines in a pot of white rocks outdoors.
Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with small round pads and yellow blooms in a pot, outdoors on wood with gravel and plants behind.
A healthy Opuntia microdasys rufida cactus with yellow flowers, green pads, and mineral soil set before a softly blurred outdoor background.


Flower: Open from spring to early summer. They are intensely rose-purple with deep magenta-red filaments and white or pink style, stigma is white. (yellow blooming plant are also known).

Cultivation and propagation: Best in very fast draining mineral soils this plant is very rot prone, needs little water once established, avoid acid soils rich in humus or clayey. Tolerates sand. Keep dry in winter.

Frost Tolerance: Hardy to -5° (or less)

Sun Exposure: They need maximum light exposure in full sun. Avoid shadow.

Warning: Handle with precautions to avoid the prickly glochids, besides the blue pruina that cover the cladodes may be allergenic for same people.


Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Mid spring to early summer

Flower Color

Pink--purple--red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9 to 10

Mature Size

60 cm tall

Resistance

0° f (18° c).

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Opuntia microdasys rufida

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Flower: Open from spring to early summer. They are intensely rose-purple with deep magenta-red filaments and white or pink style, stigma is white. (yellow blooming plant are also known).

Cultivation and propagation: Best in very fast draining mineral soils this plant is very rot prone, needs little water once established, avoid acid soils rich in humus or clayey. Tolerates sand. Keep dry in winter.

Frost Tolerance: Hardy to -5° (or less)

Sun Exposure: They need maximum light exposure in full sun. Avoid shadow.

Warning: Handle with precautions to avoid the prickly glochids, besides the blue pruina that cover the cladodes may be allergenic for same people.


Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Bloom Season

Mid spring to early summer

Flower Color

Pink--purple--red

Growth Rate

Slow

Hardiness Zone

9 to 10

Mature Size

60 cm tall

Resistance

0° f (18° c).

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Bloom Season Mid spring to early summer
Botanical Name Opuntia microdasys
Common Name Blind prickley pear
Dormancy Winter
Family Cactaceae
Flower Color Pink, purple, red
Genus Opuntia
Growth Habit Oval
Growth Rate Slow
Hardiness Zone 9 to 10
Mature Size 60 cm tall
Native Area Southwest usa
Resistance 0° f (18° c).
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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