Cactus - Prickly Pear (Chenille) Shrubs The leaves are dark green

The leaves are dark green giving them a dark handsome silhouette

too much shade inhibits flowering

rich in essential

or tecomas

mostly herbaceous perennial shrub

Cactus - Prickly Pear (Chenille) Shrubs The leaves are dark greenThe Chenille Prickly Pear, aka Red Prickly Pear, is a somewhat upright cactus with height to 3 feet tall and generally a 4 feet spread when mature. Stems are jointed into circular fleshy greenish pads. Pads are uniquely covered with areoles containing a dense array of brown glochids and no spines. Flowers are a brilliant apricot vermillion color. Highly tolerant of desert heat. Scientific name: Opuntia aciculata