Beavertail Cactus 'Red Canyon' (Opuntia auera) COLD HARDY

Beavertail Cactus 'Red Canyon' (Opuntia auera) COLD HARDYBeavertail Cactus 'Red Canyon' Opuntia aurea hybrid Live Cuttings (3 5" pads) & Small Plants (3" pots) Cold Hardy 25F! Beavertail Cactus 'Red Canyon' (Opuntia aurea) is an EXCLUSIVE hybrid prickly pear cactus from the high desert region of Southern Utah, and our nursery has been growing them in central Oregon's high desert for nearly a decade. It is a unique hybrid that produces very vibrant blue green pads and stunning large red (almost hot pink)

and parent plants have seen temperatures well below -20F

Prickly Pear 'Hot Pink' (Opuntia polyacantha erinacea) is a prickly pear cactus growing in the high desert region of Oregon

upright and wide growing habit

You are purchasing seeds of Golden Cholla Cactus 'Oregon Haze' (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)

which usually takes 5-10 years

This form of Spanish Dagger is impressive and can reach heights of 6 to 10+ feet

Adapted to desert washes

high desert climate just a few hundred miles from the collection source

Nannorhops ritchiana

and has performed incredibly well in the cold high desert climate in Oregon

is a native of the Mediterranean region and is best grown in loose

This variety seems to be more tolerant of moisture as well