The western prickly pear can grow to be close to a foot tall, and its defining features are broad and flat growths, that bloom yellow flowers from late June to early July.
We have some crazy long and cold winters here in South Dakota.
Sometimes our springs also have freezing temperatures in the evenings as well.
But cactus needs warm weather to grow in right? You can only find cactus either down south or the coastlines, right...