Most grocery stores are going to carry fruits from Opuntia ficus indica. Opuntia ficus indica has tons of varieties of fruits and the flavors and sweetness can go from dull in one variety to wow in another. Most of my varieties are near seedless and are tops for sweetness. I have 7 different varieti...

I think I am still leaning that way. I want to be sure though.

Will you sell them or are they only trade?

I pretty much expected this to get identified as peruvianus but when I brought pieces home from the plant the cuttings did not look like the peruvianus I already have. I already have peruvianus from several different sources and this just does look like them. The growth and spines are different. I d...

My Echinopsis variegated variety is genetic. The viral forms tend to resemble sun burn or nutrient deficit. Viral can also create spotting effects like stars in the night sky. Variegation is normally recessive as is piebaldism, albinsm, etc. Meaning both parents must have at least one half of the g...

Opuntia stricta can take it pretty cold but can wilt if it gets too cold like -9 celsius. Opuntia paraguayensis for me has been fine down to -3 celsius but I have not had mine colder than that. Italy is pretty dry so that would help in the cold. I don't know how cold it gets there but I feel you wou...

You don't know a good time until you have been out with a snail.

I am holding in my hands stricta and paraguayensis for comparison with your picture. The triple yellow spines are very stricta as the paraguayensis only has a single spine and not of that color. If I had my camera I would take a side by side for you. If I get a chance I will do it later in the week.

At first I wanted to say Opuntia paraguayensis because the growth does remind me of it. The larger flatter growth and golden yellow color of the spines coming out looks stricta to me. I have seen early stage etoliation look like this on my stricta plants inluding stricta zebrina. Stricta zebrina als...

Looks like snail damage to me. Put a pan of beer under it. Snails like to get drunk but end up drowning in the beer.

I live close to Bob Smoley. Love that place. Pachycereus has survived the cold just fine for me and I get colder here than St. Augustine. St. Augustine seems to have some Atlantic protection. The cold has been the least of my problems since my main issue is nematodes.

As far as spontaneous variegation. I have seen it but don't understand it.

My Echinopsis variegated variety is genetic. The viral forms tend to resemble sun burn or nutrient deficit. Viral can also create spotting effects like stars in the night sky. Variegation is normally recessive as is piebaldism, albinsm, etc. Meaning both parents must have at least one half of the ge...

It does remind me of etoliated stricta and almost reminds me the south florida stricta or the subspecies stricta zebrina. This would create some controversy since stricta zebrina is no longer recognized as zebrina and not to be confused with Opuntia stricta zebrina reticulata.

Anyone selling or trading? Check my grow list or send me a price.
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