Opuntia basilaris var. heilii - Type local Winter Interest Creamy marginal variegation and new

Creamy marginal variegation and new growth tinged with pink and purple

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

Cold hardy to the upper teens F

Good hedging or container plant and rather drought tolerant in the ground

Full sun in rich

Opuntia basilaris var. heilii - Type local Winter Interest Creamy marginal variegation and newNamed 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