Wrong! Two years ago, I wrote an article about cochineal scale (Dactylopius coccus), which had infested my prickly pear cactus (Opuntia polyacantha).

Opuntia polyacantha Browse Pink, commonly known as the plains prickly pear, is a Zone 3 hardy cactus with semi-double ruffled flowers in hot pink with yellow centres.

News flash: If you’re new to succulents, beware the prickly pear. It is the one cactus that strikes fear into every desert gardener, and now the drought has made these cacti available far and wide.

The fruit of the nopal cactus is the prickly pear, and its Latin name is Opuntia ficus or Opuntia ficus-indica. People can eat both the cactus leaves and the fruit.

Prickly pear is sweet and delicious, but you can only eat it if you can manage to cut it safely and remove its spikes. Here's how to do make it happen.

Eastern Prickly Pear produces glorious yellow flowers for several weeks in late May to June. I love cactus. Any shape or form does it for me. Their coloration can be surprisingly varied and you ...

Just like the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia dispensaries are ready to bloom in south Denver. The pot shops plan to specialize in OG Kush and in-house hash.

A. The eastern picklypear cactus, Opuntia humifusa, is native to most of the U.S. including Indiana and is considered beautiful and valuable by many. But it certainly can be a weedy pest that is quite ...