The Eastern prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) is an especially great pick for rock gardens, thanks to its need for full sun and its hardy nature, being both drought- and salt-tolerant due to ...

If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size ...

This cactus-looking desert plant ... Also known as the Opuntia ficus-indica, the prickly pear plant grows profusely in the Free State and Northern and Eastern Cape. The seeds are then harvested ...