Cactus in Colorado?
Cacti grow here and in fair abundance. Prickly pear, or Opuntia, for example, are found throughout biking and hiking trails. They add a warm southwestern feel to any landscape. Cacti in Colorado generally grow in exposed, dry areas such as pinyon-juniper communities, sagebrush, mesa slopes, sagebrush, rocky hills and desert scrub areas. Cactus’s popularity could be growing as the climate continues to warm and the terrain in Colorado is very favorable to this low maintenance perennial.