Purple, Prickly and Gorgeous!
If anyone asks me what is on my list of succulent favorites, Santa-rita prickly pear would be near the top.
Santa-rita prickly pear with new pads.
This beautiful prickly pear is also often referred to as ‘purple prickly pear’.
I love how the its gray/blue pads become gradually tinged with purple as the temperatures get cold.
To learn more about this particular prickly pear and why you’ll want to plant one in your garden, check out my latest article for Houzz.com…
I hope you enjoy my latest plant article for Houzz. I’ve been working on profiling plants that thrive in the desert southwest.
Stay tuned later this month for another great plant!
Noelle Johnson, aka, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant who helps people learn how to create, grow, and maintain beautiful desert gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. As she likes to tell desert-dwellers, "Gardening in the desert isn't hard, but it is different."
That's a popular one for zone 8 and warmer! The new pads on your pic are stunning. I remember 2 friends from Mtn States visiting the old house, seeing several already coloring in Oct or Nov, amazed how much earlier they turned purple at 5700'!
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!!
Have a great week there in your lovely part of the country.
FlowerLady