Botanical name
Opuntia Indica
Common name
Prickly Pear
Variety
Flower's color
Red, yellow
Temperature
min -5°
Exposure
Sunny
Watering need
Low
Blooming
Spring-summer
It is an evergreen shrub originating from the temperate regions in Asia and in South America (variety “Capensis” or “Auricolata”) and it belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. It has a basically climbing shape, it has small, oval and light green leaves and it produces typical light blue flowers (for this reason it is usually known as “Blue sky jasmine”; there is also a variety with red flowers, “Plumbago Indica” or “Rosea”) collected in big spikes.
