Beavertail cactus, Beavertail prickly pear, Opuntia basilaris Type:5g Beverita Hybrid There are reports of it

There are reports of it surviving nighttime temperatures of 17° F at the Juniper Level Botanic Gardens at Plant Delights Nursery in November 2008 (but not the 9°F temperature he had later that winter) and others have told us it has gone undamaged at 15° F in Bishop

with white to pink flowers

It is a 2 to 4 ft (0

and with exposure to direct sunlight

Plant in a well-drained soil in full coastal sun to light shade - leaf ends shrivel in excess heat

Beavertail cactus, Beavertail prickly pear, Opuntia basilaris Type:5g Beverita Hybrid There are reports of itOpuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail prickly pear, is a cactus species found in the southwest United States. It occurs mostly in the Mojave, Anza Borrego, and Colorado Deserts, as well as in the Colorado Plateau and northwest Mexico. It is also found throughout the Grand Canyon and Colorado River region as well as into southern Utah and Nevada, and in the western Arizona regions along the Lower Colorado River Valley. Opuntia