WorldFloraDB - Opuntia ficus-indica 'DAR 1-21-27'

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
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Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
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Cultivation

O. ﬁcus indica with purple fruit for fresh consumption. Origin: D’Arrigo Bros. Co., of California, Salinas, CA by P. Felker and R.A. Bunch. Parents were spineless purple-and green-fruited cultivars vaguely described in the patent. USPP 21,834; 5 Apr. 2011. Tree: Fruit: peel purple; ﬂesh purple with a whitish center, distinct from other purple-fruited cultivars; pulp ﬁrmness high, 1.4 kg; Brix high, 14.9°; pulp ratio low, 48%; fruit size low, 136 g. Plant: cladodes broad, ovate, bluish, with few spines; in Salinas Valley, CA, fruits ripen September-March.

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Minimum temperature (C°)	-30
Optimum temperature (C°)	18 - 26
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Synonyms

Opuntia ficus-indica 'DAR 1-21-27'

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