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Cactus Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Opuntia humifusa

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Cactus care, from seed onward.

Requires perfect drainage and full sun. Extremely cold hardy (unlike most cacti).

The Seeds In A Cup® kit teaches 'Xeriscaping' – how plants store water in their fleshy pads to survive.

By seed or by simply planting a pad.

Produces stunning yellow flowers in June, followed by edible red fruit (tunas).

Sandy soil, rock outcrops, and coastal dunes.

Extreme drought and heat tolerance; salt tolerant.

Cactus moth and root rot (if overwatered).

Beware of spines and glochids; fruit and pads must be peeled carefully.

A low-growing cactus with flat, fleshy pads (cladodes) covered in spines and tiny sharp bristles (glochids).

Standard native species.

Edible pads (nopales) and fruit. ornamental rock gardens

The only cactus native to the Northeastern US.

Secure; threatened in some states at the edge of its range.

From the Greek town Opus; named for its prickly nature.

Prickly pear has been a staple food and dye source in the Americas for over 9,000 years.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

There is no confirmed kit match for cactus in the current catalog. Explore the collection or ask us about this plant.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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