Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
Taxonomy
Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
Opuntia
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
How often to water your Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
every 12
Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' 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.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' in your home
a window
Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
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 Opuntia 'Mona Lisa' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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White patches on prickly pear? I just got this prickly pear yesterday and am very excited about it! I noticed that there are some whiter patches on it - is this normal or anything to be concerned about? I also noticed 3 tiny black spiders in the bag when I brought it home and am concerned this is a pest, but don’t see any signs of spider mites. #PricklyPear
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#BarbaryFig #PricklyPear
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My Spineless Prickly Pear has a new leaf starting! Woo Hoo 🎉 Even more awesome, it's prospering in the most brutal (full afternoon sun, 100+ degrees weather), area of my yard! #FreshLeafFriday #FreshFeaturedFriday #CactusClique #PricklyPear #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy
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Bunny Ears Cactus help! #PricklyPear I have had this cactus for about 7 or 8 years. All of a sudden she started turning yellow and shriveling up:( she has been like this for a few months. She used to thrive and grow so much, I am wo during if the regular potting soil i have been using it finally starting to affect her? Should I invest in some cactus soil? Or any other advice to what you guys think I should do? I hope she isn't dead but I am still new to plants so I am not sure😅
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Why is my pricklypear brown? #PricklyPear
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He doesn't look good how can I get him healthy #PricklyPear
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Hi,my bunnyear kaktus, have some tiny sticky white dots on it,what can it be? What should i do? #PricklyPear
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do i need to take my cactus out of the black container it comes in and just put him in the pot? or do i just leave it? i’m so confused! HELP! #PropagationStation #PricklyPear
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Fresh Leaf Friday! 🌱 So many baby leaves to share with the plant fam today! 1. #CopperSpoons: Tiniest little leaves on these Copper Spoons! 😍 2. #SwissCheeseVine: Propagated this guy and the root development took a looong time. Finally growing roots and putting out a new leaf! 3. #AfricanMilkTree: I got this plant living happily in a plastic cup with an absolute mane full of leaves. Repotted, watered, made it angry, and all the leaves fell off. But two TINY new ones are coming in! 4. #Cactus: No ID cactus (Greg says #pricklypear) is growing a cute new segment! Love its new hat. 🤠 5. #Aglaonema ‘Red Army’ update: This leaf has been unfurling for what feels like an eternity. I think this is week 4 or 5 of #FreshLeafFriday updates. Is it stuck or am I just impatient?! Tempted to unfurl it myself. Someone hold me back!! 😆 Another little leaf coming in too! #FreshLeafFriday #tinyleaves #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantID #GregGang #GreggersSupportingGreggers #Monstera #Aglaonema
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I don't know why it's taken so long to share for #FreshLeafFriday, but hoo-boy has the Pokey Paddle Posse been busy this past month! 🤠 Only one of the base prickly pears had roots when I potted them, which means the other two were successfully propagated into their own cactuses~ 🌵💕 As far as I remember, the bunny ears had roots when they were planted, but their new-grown paddles only appeared a week ago - talk about growing like weeds! #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #CactusClique #PricklyPear #BunnyEars #NewGrowth #LadyNature #PokeyPaddlePosse
Care Summary for Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
Opuntia 'Mona Lisa'
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft 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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