Species · genus Opuntia · Cactaceae
Carolina Prickly-pear Cactus
Opuntia tunoidea Gibbes
Cultivars of O. tunoidea
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under O. tunoidea yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
A succulent prickly-pear from the southeastern United States, this Opuntia stores water in its fleshy pads and is adapted to bright, exposed sites with sharp drainage. Give it the brightest direct sun you can and a gritty, fast-draining mix; water deeply only once the soil has gone completely dry, letting the interval stretch in cooler months. It rots far more readily than it withers, so when in doubt, wait.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Direct sun
≈ every 28 days
Low — average room
7–35 °C
Sharp, mineral-rich cactus mix that drains fast
Callus a cut pad and root in dry gritty mix
Sparing cactus feed during spring and summer
Slow
Yellow flowers with ample light; rarely blooms indoors
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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