Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidaBorg
Opuntia microdasys(Lehm . ) Pfeiff .
Bunny Ears , Bunny Ears Cactus , Bunny Cactus , Polka Dot Cactus , Bunny - Ears Prickly - Pear
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menage : CactaceaeSubfamily : OpuntioideaeTribe : OpuntieaeGenus : Opuntia
Description
Opuntia microdasysvar.pallidais a cactus that forms a impenetrable shrub of many green pad - like stem segment with legion pale yellow glochid at each pale yellow areole . It is erect to sprawling and can grow up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) magniloquent . The stem segment can get hold of up to 6 inches ( 15 atomic number 96 ) long and 5 inch ( 12.5 centimetre ) widely .
The prime have encompassing yellow tepals , xanthous anthers , and dour green stigma lobes . They can extend to up to 2 inch ( 5 curium ) in diam . The yield are round to egg - shaped , violent to purplish , namby-pamby but glochid - dotted , and can arise up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zones9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
A patch near a Confederate States - facing , unobstructed windowpane is most likely to meet Bunny Ears Cactus ' need for undimmed , unmediated sun . Windows with western or easterly exposure run as the 2nd and third pick . While an actively growing Bunny Ears Cactus tolerates indoor summertime temperatures as high as 100 ° F ( 38 ° blow ) , do n’t look it to bloom unless you also provide wintertime temperatures between 45 and 55 ° F ( 7 and 13 ° century ) . disregarding of the season , it like humidity in the 10 to 30 percent compass . Finally , if none of your window provide adequate brightness level , place the plant 6 to 12 inches ( 15 to 30 centimetre ) below a coolheaded white fluorescent fixture tube for 14 to 16 60 minutes daily .
The potting dirt must debilitate quickly . Use a commercial cactus pot mix ormix your own . The best container for your cactus is a clay dope , just slightly larger and deeper than the plant ’s root system . It must have drainage hole because a pot without them or a pot that ’s too large could make right watering impossible .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Opuntia .
Opuntia microdasys var . pallida is aboriginal to key and northern Mexico . It is not accepted as a freestanding miscellany and is do by as a equivalent word ofOpuntia microdasys .
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