Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. the Prickly pears cactus. Easy to grow End Use:Pot plant Sow: Feb - July. Greenhouse perennial, for best results Fill a pot or tray with a moist, gritty, free-draining compost. Gently firm down & level the surface. Scatter your mixed cactus seeds over the surface, taking care not to sow them too thickly. Cover seed with vermiculite or fine seed compost - vermiculite mix, germination in a propagator at a constant 20oC keep moist should takes around 2-3 weeks. Prick out when large enough to handle into 10cm pots & grow on, Always use a good quality seed compost. Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation. Seeds are packed into Glassine envelopes or zip-lock bags to keep them fresh. Thanks for looking. Opuntia Dillenii, Prickly Pear Cactus Approx. 10 Seeds Flowering Seed