Blind Prickly Pear beginner Zebra Aloe Mature Height 1–2

Zebra Aloe Mature Height 1–2 feet Mature Width 2–3 feet (clumping) Growth Rate Fast — offsets freely

Not a fit for shade or rich

long-lived focal cactus for full sun and fast-draining soil (break through caliche first)

Teddy Bear Cholla — Compact

so plant it for its individual sculptural form rather than mass coverage

Blind Prickly Pear beginner Zebra Aloe Mature Height 1–2The Spineless Prickly Pear That Glows Warm Cinnamon Texture for Phoenix Desert Landscapes Blind Prickly Pear (Opuntia rufida) is one of the most dramatic and refined prickly pears you can grow in the Phoenix Valley. This striking species forms large, upright clumps of blue green pads densely covered in velvety clusters of rust red to cinnamon brown glochids no long spines, just a warm, soft textured glow that shifts from bronze at sunrise to deep