cactus opuntia santa rita - Gardening
Nature taught me a lesson this week. It was centered around my large old Opuntia 'Santa Rita', the purple cactus so attractive to cochineal scale. These white cottony looking spots on the leaves are ...
Understanding the Context
Prickly pear cactuses are so common in Southern California that they blend into the background, even now when the fruit, or tunas, are turning red-purple and dropping off. For the Santa Rita variety ... Appeal-democrat.com: Every Blooming Thing - The Chameleon Santa Rita Prickley Pear Cactus Los Angeles Times: Santa Rita prickly pear -- a summer splash of purple in the garden Santa Rita prickly pear -- a summer splash of purple in the garden