Opuntia fragilis 'Little Gray Mound' Pink Flowers Blooms over a long period

Blooms over a long period in summer

white flowers in summer and excellent glossy evergreen leaves with silvery tomentum

The Japanese name 'Ginga' means "spotted and streaked" and this plant is that

having variegated foliage almost entirely gold and merely spreckled with green

Growth to about 4-6 feet high and wide

Opuntia fragilis 'Little Gray Mound' Pink Flowers Blooms over a long periodVery cold hardy little cactus, to only 3" tall in clumps to 12" wide, with brownish red glochids and pads that turn purple in cold weather. Produces bright yellow flowers in early summer. Tolerates part shade but prefers full sun and good drainage; tolerates drought but enjoys occasional summer water. Cold hardy to 35F, USDA 3b. Also fine in containers. BRITTLE PRICKLY PEAR Cactaceae