Eastern Prickly Pear Full sun exposure enhances the

Full sun exposure enhances the intensity of the foliage color and promotes robust growth

as overwatering can lead to root rot

indirect light

wide mounds and thrives in full sun in dry

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Eastern Prickly Pear Full sun exposure enhances theEastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) is the only cactus that is widespread in the eastern United States. It forms in low, wide mounds and thrives in full sun in dry, sandy, well drained soil. The flat, fleshy, green pads are covered with barbed thistles, and in the spring it produces bright yellow flowers often with red centers. Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus produces a reddish fruit after flowering, and the fruit, along with most parts of the