Opuntia canterae elata

Opuntia canterae Description: Opuntia canterae or elata is a fast growing more or less erect, much-branched shrubby succulent plant and in time can reach 3 meters height and spread, although 1-1.5 meters is more of the common size. The flower is a brilliant deep orange to yellow and appears from late spring throughout summer. The fruit is club-shaped and purple-red when ripe. The joints will occasionally exhibit white straight spines up to 3-4 cm long. Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz