Great info Norma thank you. I understand Columbus brought them over to the Caribbean, at least this is what I was told. I can't wait to get the fruit from these prickly pears, my wife is going crazy over the fact that we have had these for years in Sosua, but no fruit. Now that we have the ranch in the campo , I have spent over a year and a half developing incredible soil, plants are/ have changed. Everything is so lush and plants are flowering, which never flowered before. My wife just loves fico d'india. I can see myself very busy in the next week propagating these plants for her
Thanks every one!