Opuntia 'Party Favor'

Highlights

Opuntia 'Party Favor' (Waterwise Botanicals®): A stunning cultivar of cold hardy cactus with incredible flowers. This variety blooms each spring with lots of showy flowers of vibrant crimson. Like other Opuntia, it has barbed glochids, but it rarely grows long spines. It can survive sub-zero temperatures and can reach 10.0" tall and up to 3.0' wide at maturity.

One order = one cactus pad - SHIPPED UNROOTED

CAUTION: Opuntia species have fine, barbed bristles called glochids. Glochids easily detach and can become loose in the box during shipping. They can pierce skin and leather gloves, so use tongs or twisted newspaper when handling. See our Opuntia Planting Guide for more tips.

Opuntia need plenty of full, outdoor sunlight and great drainage to thrive. They do well in gritty, mineral soils and pots with drainage holes. Over time you'll see new pads sprout from the plant, soon followed by its showy blooms.

Opuntia can tolerate high heat and extended drought and can eventually develop into a wide, shrubby living fence. They are frost hardy and will happily thrive through winter under an insulating blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.

Pads are not guaranteed to root, but our Opuntia Planting Guide can help increase the success rate.

Product Size

Unrooted / Bare Root

Current Primary Color

Green

Bloom Color

Pink Bloom

Grow Zone (Hardiness)

Zone 8 (10F)

Grow Zone (Hardiness)

Zone 9 (20F)

Grow Zone (Hardiness)

Zone 10 (30F)

Recommended Light Conditions

Full Sun

Maximum Height

9"-12"

Growth Habit / Shape

Shrub

Seasonality

Winter Dormant Partial

Special Characteristic

Hard to Kill

Special Characteristic

Showy Blooms

Size of Cutting(s)

4"-5"

THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 8 - 10

8 9 10

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