Plant Database

BARBARY FIG

OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA

Family:
Cactaceae
Irrigation:
Very drought tolerant, but in hottest areas, fruits better with regular moisture
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Origin:
N AMERICA
Landscape Value:
n/a
Life History:
Cacti
Propagation:
Seed or detached joints in spring and summer
Climate/Zone:
Sunset Zones 8, 9, 12-24; H`, H2
Ethnobotanical Value:
n/a
Exposure:
Full sun
Blooming Season:
n/a
Edible Part:
Fruiting Season:
Summer
Care Instructions:
Flowers are large and showy and the fruit is edible, ripe when red. Handle fruit carefully as bristle break off easily and irritate the skin. Strip skin on fruit carefully with gloves. 10 to 20 feet tall, with equal width. 'Tuna" fruit eaten, young pa