Yes, they really are that color! Purple Prickly Pear cactus or "Opuntia santa-rita" is native to the Sonoran desert and grows in clumps that usually reach about four feet high and five to six feet wide. During the warm summer months, the color is a blue/gray shade, their unique purple/pink color becomes more pronounced in the cooler winter months.
Like other prickly pear varieties, the pads are covered with sharp tan spines. Their yellow and red flowers bloom in the late spring. Purple Prickly Pear in Arizona also produce a reddish purple fruit in the summer.
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