Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 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.