The Best Looking Cacti and Succulents You Will Find Anywhere + Free Shipping

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Large Purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia Cactus Plant in a Xeriscape Landscape
One Gallon Sized Purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia Cactus Plant For Sale Online
Close up Shot of our One Gallon Purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia Cactus Plant For Sale Online
One Gallon Sized Purple Opuntia Santa Rita Prickly Pear Opuntia Cactus for Sale Online
Size of our One Gallon Purple Opuntia Santa Rita Prickly Pear Cactus Plant for Sale Online

Santa Rita Prickly Pear

$40.00

🌵 Transform Your Garden with the Purple Santa Rita Prickly Pear 🌵

Looking to add a pop of color and low-maintenance beauty to your landscape? The Santa Rita Prickly Pear is the perfect addition! Known for its purple-tinged pads and vibrant yellow flowers, this iconic cactus from the Sonoran Desert will make a statement in any garden or patio.

With a compact growth habit, this hardy, drought-tolerant prickly pear cactus thrives in zones 7-11, and its purple hue deepens with sunlight and temperature changes, making it an ever-evolving focal point in your outdoor space.

🌟 Why You’ll Love the Santa Rita Prickly Pear:

🎨 Beautiful Color: The striking purple to bluish-gray pads of the Santa Rita Prickly Pear are eye-catching and intensify with more sun and drought, adding a dynamic pop of color to your landscape.

❄️ Hardy & Resilient: This plant is cold-hardy down to the mid-teens°F, making it perfect for desert landscapes and even cooler climates.

🌱 Easy to Grow: With minimal care required, the Santa Rita Prickly Pear is a perfect choice for xeriscaping, rock gardens, and low-maintenance landscapes. It thrives with little water and attention, making it an ideal choice for busy gardeners.

🌼 Vibrant Flowers: In spring, the cactus blooms bright yellow flowers with reddish centers, followed by edible pear-shaped fruits, creating a delightful seasonal display.

🌿 Perfect for Every Garden:

🏡 Landscaping: Ideal for adding a unique touch to your garden or outdoor space, this cactus stands out with its striking colors and form.

⛰ Erosion Control: With its dense growth, the Santa Rita Prickly Pear is excellent for erosion control on slopes and hillsides, helping stabilize the soil while adding beauty.

🌱 Container-Friendly: Its compact size makes it a perfect candidate for container gardening, allowing you to place it anywhere in your home or garden to add a pop of color and texture.

🍇 Did You Know?

The fruits of the Santa Rita Prickly Pear, also known as tunas, are edible! Use them in delicious homemade jams, drinks, or enjoy them fresh for a tasty treat.

🚚 Order Today – Beautiful Prickly Pears Delivered to Your Door

We take great care in ensuring your Santa Rita Prickly Pear arrives in pristine condition, carefully selected, wrapped and packaged for easy stress-free planting.

Whether you're an experienced gardener or a beginner, this stunning prickly pear cactus will be a wonderful addition to any space, bringing vibrant colors and minimal care to your landscape, home or garden!




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

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.

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

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.

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.

Customer Reviews

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Nancy Lerner

Santa Rita Prickly Pear

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Randy Miller
New one on the way !!

Cactus arrived white and limp may be diseased ? Sent pics to company and they shipped a new one right away !!! Amazing customer service !!! Thank you so much

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F.R.

Really nice

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Constance Moss
Santa Rita cacti

Excellent.

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Ira

Very colorful Deep Purple arrived in Florida extremely dehydrated it's already rehydrating so I'm hopeful

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