Some types of cactus plants can be eaten, including dragon fruit, prickly pear, barrel, cholla, and saguaro. Prickly pears produce edible fruits perfect for jellies, jams, and juices.

Prickly pear and Christmas cactus are two popular flowering cacti that are often grown as houseplants. And, while their leaves and shape look distinct from each other, the magenta-colored blooms ...

Prickly pear comes in several varieties but one of the more attractive choices is Purple Prickly Pear. It will turn purple in the colder parts of the season and has a bright yellow flower as well.

But “handle with care” also applies to the prickly pear. It’s the fruit of the Opuntia cactus, a group of cacti native to the Americas that seemingly thrives all around the world.

Prickly pear cactus grows in hot, sunny climates, like the southwest U.S. and Mexico. It is considered a healthy part of the Mexican diet. People eat the fruit of the prickly pear cactus.

Prickly pear is the official State Plant of Texas, designated in 1995. According to Ricky Linex in "Range Plants of North Central Texas," there are five species and several varieties in our area.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The prickly pear cactus is a landscape staple here in Texas, officially declared the state plant back in the 1990s. It’s a charismatic part of the Southwest terrain and serves ...