Prickly Pear
by Shanna Hyatt
Title
Prickly Pear
Artist
Shanna Hyatt
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Prickly Pear is distinguished by it's flat, rounded pads covered in sharp spines. Over a period of several weeks in late spring and early summer, each pad produces several three-to-four-inch wide flowers that bloom in an array of colors, depending on the variety, from subtle to brilliant tones of yellows and oranges, pinks and reds. When the blooms fade, the edible fruits form.
While the prickly pear cactus is native to the United States, Mexico, and South America, it grows well in many areas of the world, including Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean.
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March 14th, 2016
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