Description: I'm selling over 600 + kinds of seeds ( and also live plants during the warmer months ) so check my other auctions . You are bidding on about 25 CAROLINA PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS SEEDS - Opuntia tunoidea . This is a species native to the South Carolina and Georgia coasts. It is the largest cactus species native to eastern North America, as well, with pads that can reach nearly two feet tall. This is erect or semi-erect to approximately .5 or 1 m tall, and the plants have large, ovate to obovate cladodes. The yellow spines may 1-1.5 cm long and are tipped with brown. The fruit has reddish-purple skin, reddish flesh and is somewhat pear-shaped. The fruit grows to 4-6 cm long and bears tufts of fine barbed bristles in areoles. Suitable to grow in zones : 8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11 . I have seen this growing here in NJ outside so due to global warming its good to zone 7 now . Medicinal use of : A poultice of the peeled pads is applied to wounds, sores etc. The juice of the fruits is used as a treatment for warts. A tea made from the pads is used in the treatment of lung ailments. Edible parts of : Fruit - raw, cooked or dried for later use. Sweet and gelatinous. Lean and insipid. The unripe fruits can be added to soups etc, imparting an okra-like mucilaginous quality. The fruit can hang on the plant all year round. The fruit is up to 4 cm long and 3 cm wide. Be careful of the plants irritant hairs. Pads - cooked or raw. Watery and very mucilaginous. Seed - briefly roasted then ground into a powder. It is also used as a thickener . See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300+ books on plants and gardening . I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .
Price: 6 USD
Location: Beachwood, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-10-26T11:36:09.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Cacti & Succulent Seeds
Brand: Unbranded
