Like many other cacti species, prickly pears have spines. This is something that ... Another obvious difference between a Christmas cactus and prickly pear is their growth habit.

Use the non-cutting edge of a knife to scrape off the remaining spines. Slice the fruit (no need to skin ... This should yield approximately 2 1/2 cups of prickly pear cactus juice. Combine 2 1/2 cups ...

The prickly pear cactus has a big network of shallow roots ... they all drop off. Some cacti spines are nearly 15cm (6in) long. Boerhavia repens is a desert plant which can germinate, grow ...

I found myself sitting on prickly pear too many times to recall ... Assistant producer Lance Featherstone removes the spines of the Cholla cactus from a glove, after David plunged it into the ...

The prickly pear cactus Hase uses is shaped like a flat oval fan. The transparent, difficult-to-see spines on its surface must be carefully rubbed out before cutting the surface sprouts with a knife.