Opuntia polyacantha 'Imnaha Sunset' Orange Flowers its stiff leaves -- to

its stiff leaves -- to 1-1

A large form of this useful evergreen shrub -- the identification having been deduced from the old

with pads to 3-4" that emerge blue-green often aging to greenish yellow tinted pink -- in this case a natural occurrence that doesn't indicate a lack of fertilizer

Acid fertilizier & iron to prevent yellowing

in late summer-early autumn

Opuntia polyacantha 'Imnaha Sunset' Orange Flowers its stiff leaves -- toA Cistus introduction. A common native of western dry lands, these found in northeastern Oregon's Imnaha Canyon. They have round to oval pads from 1 4" long with dense, orange spines (polycantha means "many thorns") up to 2" long and form spreading mats to 4 12" tall and up to several feet wide. Early summer flowers are, in this selection, yellow with orange stamens and particularly abundant. Frost hardy at least into USDA zone 4. PLAINS PRICKLY PEAR