Hardy Edibles

Cactaceae

beehive cactus

Escobaria vivipara

beehive cactus

Photo: Stan Shebs — CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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Survives zone 3 through 8

Small greenish fruit, edible but minor — grown mainly for the pink flowers rather than for the fruit.

Hardiness
Zone 3 to 8
Habit
Groundcover
Edible part
Flower, Fruit
Ripens
Late summer–autumn
Mature size
Low/spreading; EXCELLENT in containers
Light
Full sun
Soil pH
6.5–8.0 (neutral–alkaline, sharp drainage)
Environment
Temperate
Status
Wild
Years to fruit
2–3 yrs
Pollination
Bee-pollinated