Opuntia basilaris var. heilii - Type local Winter Interest A wonderful little cactus from

A wonderful little cactus from Santa Fe

native to mountains in southern Oregon and California and more well-behaved than its relatives

This charming endemic in just a few small mountain ranges in southern NM

growing on rocks and atop and among the gnarled branches of ancient redwoods

Cold hardy to the upper teens F

Opuntia basilaris var. heilii - Type local Winter Interest A wonderful little cactus fromNamed for botanist Ken Heil and collected from the northeastern population of the beavertail cactus. This clone, found growing in heavy alkaline soil in south central Utah and collected via a single pad years ago by plantsman Tim Hanis, produces dense clusters of blue bodied plants, rather short on glochids, a good thing! It has been our favorite so far growing robustly and producing abundant, warm pink flowers in late spring. Easy in in the ground or