Opuntia Star Dust small white The Agave medio-picta alba blooms

The Agave medio-picta alba blooms after a decade and produces flower stalks that can reach up to 8 feet in height

Since this plant naturally grows in places that have plenty of direct sunlight

The deep silvery blue-green leaves of these hen and chick plants age with time

It's dark green with white/orange spines covering it

Opuntia Star Dust small white The Agave medio-picta alba bloomsThis vibrant flat shaped cactus is one of the very few naturally occurring white variegated variation of the larger Prickly Pear cactus Opuntia monacantha. This cactus is marbled with white, creamy white, yellow, green and sometimes also with pink in varying patterns. Sun exposure: full sun Growth habits: Odd shrubby or tree like plant that forms wonderfully tortured shapes usually less than 50 cm tall, but occasionally up to 1 m or more meters tall.