Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
Also known as
Sand prickly-pear cactus, Juniper pricklypear, Panhandle prickly-pear, Plains pricklypear, Hairspine cactus, Panhandle pricklypear, Starvation pricklypear and Snow Fuzzy Cactus
Taxonomy
Opuntia polyacantha
Opuntia
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
How often to water your Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
every 12
Navajo Bridge 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.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear in your home
a window
Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
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 Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hey yall! Quick question… now that my cactus is outside I don’t want to use liquid fertilizer- the kind that mixes with water. She gets enough water with the recent weather. What do you all use to fertilize your Barbary Fig cacti?? #PricklyPear #NewGrowth #OutdoorGrowing
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When will it grow fruit #FewSpinedMarbleSeededPricklyPear
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#freshleaffriday My big Opuntia survived the cold and is back with a new bloom. Yah, that's corking lol.
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The parent plant (Opuntia D. Face) put off way too many pads last year, so I trimmed a bunch and tossed this one in a pot. Cue Operation Big Opuntia Stay Outside All Utah Winter. There was a point in February where the wind blew this guy out of the pot, and that's when I saw it had miraculously grown roots. Truly, this plant just won't stop growing.
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This is a clipping I propagated last fall. I was surprised over leaf growth but genuinely shocked over a flower bud, as this has all happened under grow lights. (Also pictured is the mother plant RIP. This species needs a lot of room.) #succulentsquad #freshleaffriday
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A couple cuttings from a friend. Need to repot with drainage.
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Advice needed New plant carer - I was recently given a false christmas cactus, a snow prickly pear, and a jade plant. Any advice welcome!
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Why is he so scraggley and droopy;--; #DroopingPricklyPear
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My beautiful prickly pear is not looking so good 😢. Any tips?
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i got this prickly pair around a week ago i think like the other two, they came in the same box from target. the pink is falling off. is there something wrong with it?
Care Summary for Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
Navajo Bridge Prickly Pear
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.