{"product_id":"7601-opuntia-azurea-cactus-cu-florifructe","title":"Opuntia azurea – cactus with yellow flowers, drought and frost resistant","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eOpuntia azurea\u003c\/strong\u003e is a cactus species native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"300\"\u003edistinctive color – bluish-gray to silvery\u003c\/strong\u003e – and for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"347\"\u003elarge, bright yellow flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e that appear during the warm season. 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