Plant Care smooth prickly pear

smooth prickly pear

Taxonomy

opunita quimilo
Opunita

How to care for smooth prickly pear

💦 Water

How often to water your smooth prickly pear

Water needs for smooth prickly pear
0.5 cups
every 12

smooth prickly pear needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of smooth prickly pear

Water 0.5 cups every
12

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for smooth prickly pear in your home

Light needs and placement for plant smooth prickly pear: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

smooth prickly pear may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of smooth prickly pear in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize smooth prickly pear

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for smooth prickly pear: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your smooth prickly pear after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for smooth prickly pear

smooth prickly pear

smooth prickly pear


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 12 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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