OP005: Opuntia 'Orang-i-tang' COLD HARDY CACTUS Red Flowers Named for naturalist Eli Navant

Named for naturalist Eli Navant

This early-flowering cactus is favored by hummingbirds and honeybees

shaggy trunk and 4 ft long

I've never seen anything like it

OP005: Opuntia 'Orang-i-tang' COLD HARDY CACTUS Red Flowers Named for naturalist Eli NavantYikes, look at the color of those flowers! The big, orange juice colored flowers in June are showy and abundant. The pure gold spines shimmer in the sunshine year around. This is one of the BEST edible fruit producers in our collection. The plum sized bright red fruit ripen in early October. Orang i tang is a vigorous plant with very large pads. 15"H X 60"W. Full Sun, Zone 5. This is a hybrid of O. phaeacantha 'Paradox Form'. Sold as rooted pad in 2.