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Opuntia invicta

Opuntia invicta
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Opuntia invicta is a prickly pear cactus native to lower elevations in Baja California, Mexico. Grow it like other prickly pears: full sun, fast-draining soil, and infrequent watering.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out completely between waterings; water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Opuntia invicta is a native cactus endemic to lower elevations in Baja California, Mexico.

Other Grusonia plants

Tiny Mound Cholla · Club cholla · Graham's pricklypear · Matted cholla · Club Chollas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Opuntia invicta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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