Opuntia 'Dark Knight' Shade You might even use it

You might even use it as a large hedging plant

Slowly spreading

blooming from January to early April in part shade to shade where soil is rich

Sun to part shade out of drying winds in soil that drains well with moderate summer water to establish and occasionally thereafter

Opuntia 'Dark Knight' Shade You might even use itThis striking opuntia, a Claude Barr selection, has long white spines on distinctive pads of purple green, becoming more purple in winter cold. Colorful and even more so in late spring to early summer when the bright, lavender pink flowers with golden stamens first appear. To 10" tall x 4 ft wide in sun and lean, well drained soil. Frost hardy to 30F, USDA zone 4. DARK KNIGHT PRICKLY PEAR Cactaceae