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Strong spring planting window in warming soil
Your Christmas Cholla gets 6–8 months of root growth before its first Phoenix summer
Beyond fruit
nectar-feeding birds Mountain Aloe Uses in Phoenix Landscapes
Backfill with native soil — no heavy amendment needed
Beavertail Prickly Pear groundcover Strong spring planting window inPhoenix's Most Colorful Native Cactus Stunning Magenta Blooms on Zero Water Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris) is one of the Sonoran Desert's most stunning native cacti and one of the easiest to grow. Its flat, paddle shaped pads are blue green and completely spineless to the touch (though covered in tiny glochids), and every spring it erupts in brilliant magenta pink flowers that stop traffic. Extremely drought tolerant once established,