Prickly pear cactus....over flowering or new pads - Ask Extension
Hi..I have a 4 year old prickly pear cactus...started with a single pad. This year I have a ridiculous (in my mind) new growth and/or flowering going....
Knowledgebase
Prickly pear cactus....over flowering or new pads #872871
Asked June 12, 2024, 7:51 PM EDT
Hi..I have a 4 year old prickly pear cactus...started with a single pad. This year I have a ridiculous (in my mind) new growth and/or flowering going. Some existing pads have 20+ new growth going...probably have over 250 growths coming out. Is this normal? What/why is this happening? Goy any ideas? Thanks
I've included a few pics....
Stearns County Minnesota
Expert Response
No idea and no answers from online research. However guessing based on other plant growth this spring, the excessive rain and early last frost may have encouraged more than average growth. The following are general information
https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1800-2019.pdf
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/opuntia-humifusa/
A search on "Prickly Pear Cactus.edu" revealed a long list of articles.
https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1800-2019.pdf
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/opuntia-humifusa/
A search on "Prickly Pear Cactus.edu" revealed a long list of articles.
