Nopal grow and care – cactus of the genus Opuntia also known as Prickly Pear cactus, Nopal perennial plant and also used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropical, temperate, tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone 8+.
Mostly refer to the Prickly pear without a lot of spines and more tender branch mostly the fruit are the part that eat in those spices.
Nopal cladode Stem is edible and called cladode some refers them as leaves, harvesting all year when the cladode young.
Flower color orange yellow or pink, fruit are also edible but mostly not use for eat, fruit color mostly red.
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How to grow Nopal growing and care: More than -10C
What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction? Yes
Difficulties or problems when growing: Spines
Recommended planting season? Spring / Summer / Autumn
Pests and diseases: Slug, snail
Pruning season: Autumn / Winter
How to prune: old stems that don’t bring new stems
Size of the plant? 2-4 m, 6-12 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition: Slow growing
Water requirement: Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes, but not recommend to let it grow too much
Blooming information Bloom season: Spring
General information about the flower Orange yellow or pink flowers
Thinning the bloom: Mostly there is no use for the fruit, in the shape of the fruit
Pollination is done by: Bees
Edible Fruit Fruit harvest season: Summer
Fruits pests or diseases: Slug, snail
What can be done with big quantities of Nopal fruits? Eat raw, juice, jams
Work requirements on the fruit: Pick the fruit is hard (the spines can be loose when try to pick them) recommend to pick the fruits with sunglass
How long does it take to bear fruit? 2-5 years
Scientific name: Opuntia
Categories of growing Planting Season: Autumn Planting , Spring Planting , Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate , Mediterranean Climate , Subtropics Climate , Temperate Climate , Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants , Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Cactus , Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Drought tolerant plants , Edible plants , Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Small amounts of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10 , Hardiness zone 11 , Hardiness zone 12 , Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower , Ornamental fruit , Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest , Spring Harvest , Summer Harvest , Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit , Edible Stem / Wood
Culinary uses: Eaten raw , Fruit , Ice pop & Ice cream plants , Jams , Juice