Articles related to "Opuntia"

Prickly pear cacti are a common sight when hiking in the Southern California chaparral above Laguna Beach. They have been used for centuries as food, medicine and dyes.

Prickly Pear Nopal Cactus superfruit Opuntia Ficus Indica uniquely contains all 24 known betalains, a rare class of potent healing anti-inflammatory antioxidants.

Place one of these cactus on your mantel or table for festive holiday eye candy. Then plant it in your garden in the spring.

The cactus family is an ancient botanical family which is native to dry, desert regions of the Americas; the Cactaceae plant family includes many familiar cacti.

Opunita humifusa is an eastern prickly pear cactus. This North American native perennial is an excellent drought tolerant choice for growing in a sustainable garden.

This fruit is popular in the Southwest regions of the US and in Mexico. The prickly pear has a figgish flavor and brings both a beautiful color to recipes and nutrients.

Joshua Tree National Park is home to many desert plant species, in addition to the Joshua tree; Joshua Tree National Park is remarkable for its wide diversity of plants.

Christmas cactus, desert Christmas cactus and mistletoe cactus are different plant species; learn the differences between cacti with Christmas names.

You can build your own miniature desert garden, bring it indoors in the winter, and enjoy it all year long.

You may not want wildlife munching on your garden, but putting some native plants outside the garden helps feed them and keep them out.

Evergreens are a great way to have a garden without any bare spots or lack of foliage as the seasons change.

Succulent plants are interesting in appearance, fabulous in their ability to be easy growing and low maintenance, and can even be useful in other ways.

Succulents are water retaining plants which can survive in hot and arid conditions; most common succulents are cacti but succulent species include other plants too.