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Large Mature Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Cactus in a Xersiscape Landscape
Santa ritia Purple prickly pear hybrid cactus
Large Mature Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Cactus Flowers in a Xersiscape Landscape
Blooming One Gallon Size Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Cactus for Sale Online
Blooming One Gallon Size Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Opuntia Cactus for Sale Online
Potted One Gallon Size Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Opuntia on a wooden table
Potted One Gallon Size Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Opuntia on a wooden table
Size of Our One Gallon Size Opuntia Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear Cactus Plant for Sale Online

Santa Rita x Beavertail Hybrid

$40.00

✔️ Healthy Arrival Guarantee — free replacement if damaged

✔️ Professionally Packaged for Safe Delivery and Easy Planting
✔️ Care Support Included— real experts
✔️ FREE Shipping (1–2 business days from our Arizona nursery)

 

⭐"Fabulous plants. Quick shipping. Major packaging. Will order again"
⭐"Beautiful cactus!"

 

Why Customers Love the Santa Rita × Beavertail Hybrid

 

• Purple-tinged pads with bold seasonal color
• Bright pink spring flowers
• Compact growth habit—great for small spaces
• Cold hardy into the low teens
• Extremely drought tolerant & low maintenance

 

Santa Rita × Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear 🌵

A Unique Desert Beauty

 

The Santa Rita × Beavertail Hybrid Prickly Pear combines the best traits of two iconic varieties into one striking, easy-care cactus. This beautiful hybrid blends the rich purple coloration of the Santa Rita Prickly Pear with the flat, beavertail pad shape and vibrant pink flowers of the Beavertail Prickly Pear—creating a standout plant for landscapes and containers alike.

 

Hardy, colorful, and compact, this hybrid is a favorite for both seasoned gardeners and beginners.

 

🌸 Key Features

 

Purple-Tinged Pads 🌸


Displays the signature purple tones of the Santa Rita Prickly Pear paired with the flat, rounded beavertail pad shape, giving it a visually unique and highly ornamental look. Pad color may deepen with sun exposure and cooler temperatures.

 

Pink Flowers 🌺


Produces beautiful pink blooms in spring, adding a vibrant pop of color that contrasts perfectly with the purple pads.

 

Compact Growth 🌱


Typically matures to about 2 ft. tall x 2 ft. wide, making it ideal for containers, small gardens, accent plantings, and focal points.

 

Cold Hardy ❄️


Tolerates nighttime temperatures into the low teens, performing well in USDA zones 7a–11 and areas with mild winters or occasional frost.

 

🌵 Perfect for Desert & Low-Maintenance Gardens

 

🪴 Container Gardening


Compact size and striking color make this hybrid an excellent choice for patios, decks, balconies, and courtyards.

 

🌵 Landscaping & Xeriscaping


Thrives in hot, dry conditions with minimal care once established—perfect for water-wise and low-maintenance landscapes.

 

🏜️ Desert & Southwestern Designs


Adds color, texture, and contrast to desert-themed and Southwestern-style gardens.

 

🚚 Why Choose The Cactus Outlet

 

🌱 Healthy Plants


Each Santa Rita × Beavertail Hybrid is carefully grown and nurtured to ensure it arrives healthy and ready to thrive.

 

📦 Secure Shipping


Plants are professionally packed and wrapped to ensure safe arrival. Every order includes planting, watering, and general care instructions for an easy, stress-free start.

 

 

 

 

 

Design Ideas with Prickly Pear (Opuntia)

Design Ideas with Prickly Pear (Opuntia)

The Opuntia family—commonly known as prickly pear—offers incredible versatility and visual interest for any landscape or container garden. With their rounded pads, vivid blooms in shades of yellow, orange, red, and pink, and a variety of pad shapes and colors, prickly pears create striking contrast when paired with other cacti and succulents.


In the landscape, some species make excellent groundcovers, while others—like the Santa Rita “purple” prickly pear—serve as standout focal points or elegant complements to mixed plantings in pots or garden beds.

Prickly pears are as tough as they are beautiful. They thrive in full sun, tolerate extreme heat, and require minimal water. Many varieties are also cold-hardy, easily enduring chilly overnight temperatures.

Whether you’re designing a drought-tolerant garden, adding interest to a patio planter, or seeking a low-maintenance yet dramatic accent, the prickly pear is a resilient and eye-catching choice.

The Opuntia family—commonly known as prickly pear—offers incredible versatility and visual interest for any landscape or container garden. With their rounded pads, vivid blooms in shades of yellow, orange, red, and pink, and a variety of pad shapes and colors, prickly pears create striking contrast when paired with other cacti and succulents.


In the landscape, some species make excellent groundcovers, while others—like the Santa Rita “purple” prickly pear—serve as standout focal points or elegant complements to mixed plantings in pots or garden beds.

Prickly pears are as tough as they are beautiful. They thrive in full sun, tolerate extreme heat, and require minimal water. Many varieties are also cold-hardy, easily enduring chilly overnight temperatures.

Whether you’re designing a drought-tolerant garden, adding interest to a patio planter, or seeking a low-maintenance yet dramatic accent, the prickly pear is a resilient and eye-catching choice.

Design Ideas with Prickly Pear (Opuntia)

Design Ideas with Prickly Pear (Opuntia)

The Opuntia family—commonly known as prickly pear—offers incredible versatility and visual interest for any landscape or container garden. With their rounded pads, vivid blooms in shades of yellow, orange, red, and pink, and a variety of pad shapes and colors, prickly pears create striking contrast when paired with other cacti and succulents.


In the landscape, some species make excellent groundcovers, while others—like the Santa Rita “purple” prickly pear—serve as standout focal points or elegant complements to mixed plantings in pots or garden beds.

Prickly pears are as tough as they are beautiful. They thrive in full sun, tolerate extreme heat, and require minimal water. Many varieties are also cold-hardy, easily enduring chilly overnight temperatures.

Whether you’re designing a drought-tolerant garden, adding interest to a patio planter, or seeking a low-maintenance yet dramatic accent, the prickly pear is a resilient and eye-catching choice.

The Opuntia family—commonly known as prickly pear—offers incredible versatility and visual interest for any landscape or container garden. With their rounded pads, vivid blooms in shades of yellow, orange, red, and pink, and a variety of pad shapes and colors, prickly pears create striking contrast when paired with other cacti and succulents.


In the landscape, some species make excellent groundcovers, while others—like the Santa Rita “purple” prickly pear—serve as standout focal points or elegant complements to mixed plantings in pots or garden beds.

Prickly pears are as tough as they are beautiful. They thrive in full sun, tolerate extreme heat, and require minimal water. Many varieties are also cold-hardy, easily enduring chilly overnight temperatures.

Whether you’re designing a drought-tolerant garden, adding interest to a patio planter, or seeking a low-maintenance yet dramatic accent, the prickly pear is a resilient and eye-catching choice.

Why Choose Our Prickly Pear Cacti?

Why Choose Our Prickly Pear Cacti?

Our prickly pears are grown outdoors in their native habitat—right here in Southern Arizona. These hardy plants are cultivated with just the right balance of sun, water, and nutrients, so they arrive in their natural, healthy form—never greenhouse-grown, never stressed, and always sun-hardened.

You won’t see thin, stretched pads reaching for light. Instead, you’ll receive robust, vibrant plants that look just as they do in the wild. Their natural resilience means they’re already adapted to a wide range of conditions and require no acclimation.

Whether you're planting in a container for your sunroom, patio, or windowsill—or directly into the ground—our prickly pears are ready to thrive from day one.

Our prickly pears are grown outdoors in their native habitat—right here in Southern Arizona. These hardy plants are cultivated with just the right balance of sun, water, and nutrients, so they arrive in their natural, healthy form—never greenhouse-grown, never stressed, and always sun-hardened.

You won’t see thin, stretched pads reaching for light. Instead, you’ll receive robust, vibrant plants that look just as they do in the wild. Their natural resilience means they’re already adapted to a wide range of conditions and require no acclimation.

Whether you're planting in a container for your sunroom, patio, or windowsill—or directly into the ground—our prickly pears are ready to thrive from day one.

Reliable Packaging & Shipping You Can Trust

Reliable Packaging & Shipping You Can Trust

Free Shipping for all Orders!

With over 20 years of experience, we’ve perfected the art of shipping healthy, high-quality cacti and succulents safely to your door. Every plant is carefully hand-packaged using proven methods that minimize the risk of damage during transit.

Each cactus or succulent is shipped bare root and securely wrapped in bubble wrap and tape to ensure stability and protection. We recommend leaving the wrapping on until your plant is in its final location—this extra layer provides added safety for both you and the plant during handling and planting.

Our commitment to careful packaging means you can expect your plants to arrive in excellent condition—ready to thrive in your home or landscape.

Free Shipping for all Orders!

With over 20 years of experience, we’ve perfected the art of shipping healthy, high-quality cacti and succulents safely to your door. Every plant is carefully hand-packaged using proven methods that minimize the risk of damage during transit.

Each cactus or succulent is shipped bare root and securely wrapped in bubble wrap and tape to ensure stability and protection. We recommend leaving the wrapping on until your plant is in its final location—this extra layer provides added safety for both you and the plant during handling and planting.

Our commitment to careful packaging means you can expect your plants to arrive in excellent condition—ready to thrive in your home or landscape.

Reliable Packaging & Shipping You Can Trust

Reliable Packaging & Shipping You Can Trust

Free Shipping on all Orders!

With over 20 years of experience, we’ve perfected the art of shipping healthy, high-quality cacti and succulents safely to your door. Every plant is carefully hand-packaged using proven methods that minimize the risk of damage during transit.

Each cactus or succulent is shipped bare root and securely wrapped in bubble wrap and tape to ensure stability and protection. We recommend leaving the wrapping on until your plant is in its final location—this extra layer provides added safety for both you and the plant during handling and planting.

Our commitment to careful packaging means you can expect your plants to arrive in excellent condition—ready to thrive in your home or landscape.

Free Shipping on all Orders!

With over 20 years of experience, we’ve perfected the art of shipping healthy, high-quality cacti and succulents safely to your door. Every plant is carefully hand-packaged using proven methods that minimize the risk of damage during transit.

Each cactus or succulent is shipped bare root and securely wrapped in bubble wrap and tape to ensure stability and protection. We recommend leaving the wrapping on until your plant is in its final location—this extra layer provides added safety for both you and the plant during handling and planting.

Our commitment to careful packaging means you can expect your plants to arrive in excellent condition—ready to thrive in your home or landscape.

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