Opuntia aurantiaca
Tiger Pear
Opuntia aurantiaca is a succulent shrub which seldom exceeds 0.5 m in height. Plants consist of spiny, sausage-like, fleshy green segments or joints. During periods of drought, or when exposed to direct sunlight, segments take on a more reddish to purplish colour. Flowers are bright yellow.
Contributed by @mouldy
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Tiger Pear
Latin name
Opuntia aurantiaca
type
Succulent
family
Cactaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.75 M
0.50 M
Opuntia aurantiaca
Opuntia aurantiaca is a succulent shrub which seldom exceeds 0.5 m in height. Plants consist of spiny, sausage-like, fleshy green segments or joints. During periods of drought, or when exposed to direct sunlight, segments take on a more reddish to purplish colour. Flowers are bright yellow.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Most Opuntias will grow well in a general-purpose cactus mix.
mouldy