Name: OPUNTIA 'BLUE ALE'.
SKU: 3183
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OPUNTIA ‘BLUE ALE’.

$64.95 – $104.95

OPUNTIA ‘BLUE ALE’. Info.

Latin Name: Opuntia ‘Blue Ale’.

Common Name: Disc Cactus.

Origin: Mexico to Chile and Argentina.

Hardiness: -4 degrees or lower if kept dry but probably best kept indoors through Winter.

Growth Characteristics: Very easy to grow. Tree-like shrubby cactus. Olive-green -grey, flat elongated shaped pads. 2-3 main spines creamy-white along with clustered groups of hair-like white radial spines. Require little maintenance.

Sun: Full sun.

Exposure: Exposed/sheltered.

Soil: Well drained soil. Gritty.

Moisture: Water during growing season. Keep dry in winter.

Feeding: Feed during summer with a balanced liquid cactus fertilizer.

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Opuntia ‘Blue Ale’ Cactus.
The Opuntia ‘Blue Ale’ is a dense shrubby tree-like variety of cactus. The pads are elongated and paddle shaped, olive green-grey but fading in colour as they mature. Needle-like spines are clustered into groups of 2-4 being between 2-3cm long and creamy-white in colour, coming from darkish areoles which are set quite close together. Many hair-like radial spines can be quite long giving a tufted look.

Quite hard to find, but they are very easy to keep, great for growing in pots, needing minimal maintenance. Very attractive and durable.