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I am growing over 20 different Opuntia. Mostly for the fruit some for pads. Generally the most cultivated Opuntia are from the O. ficus-indica and hybrids from this.

So far I have;

14 Opuntia ficus/Opuntia sp. (selected for fruit and/or pads)
Opuntia monocantha (rootstock/fruit)
Opuntia tomentosa (fruit/landscape)
Opuntia engelmannii var. subarmata (pads and landscape)
Opuntia Stricta (pads)
Opuntia cochenillifera (pads and fruit)
Opuntia humifusa (rootstock)

Most of these Opuntia are rated down to zone 9a to 8a. Taste of pads varies quite a bit from different species. Some of my favorites has a good lemony green bean flavor of the pads. Fruit quality is very good from most types with some having a tart/sweet flavor while others having a pleasant sweet flavor.