Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Succulents
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-3' x 3-9'
Natural Growth Habit: Spreading, Clumping
Native To: California
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Red / Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Edible / Interesting Foliage / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 16-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
Opuntia littoralis is a shrubby cactus with yellow to reddish flowers in spring/summer. It has a sprawling, low-growing, clumping habit and can create large thickets. This habit can make it useful as a low barrier. It is drought/heat tolerant but needs excellent drainage. Edible red fruit. Cold hardy to 25°F.
Opuntia littoralis is a shrubby cactus with yellow to reddish flowers in spring/summer. It has a sprawling, low-growing, clumping habit and can create large thickets. This habit can make it useful as a low barrier. It is drought/heat tolerant but needs excellent drainage. Edible red fruit. Cold hardy to 25°F.