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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:06 pm
by peterb
The quote is from david Ferguson, not me. Take some photos of that Opuntia and post them, Tony, I'd be interested to learn more about California prickly pear.

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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 7:10 pm
by Buck Hemenway
That will be an intersting experiment. There are more than 100 Luther Burbank hybrids in backyards here plus all of the collected species and the backyard hyrids from those.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:15 pm
by Cereusly
More pictures of my Opuntia engelmannii
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Opuntia engelmanni and Opuntia phaecantha
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More pictures of my Opuntia collection all growing in pots.
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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:29 pm
by MildBill
HEllo Cereusly, I am wondering about those inverted cans on sticks. What are they for?
Just curious,
Bill
PS Wonderful garden.

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:30 pm
by daiv
Didn't realize you had so many Opuntias. That's quite a variety.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:20 am
by Peterthecactusguy
Tony, you do have some nice Opuntia. and A wide variety at that. Those variegated ones are cool.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 12:41 am
by Cereusly
Ptcg, This is the plant those Opuntia ficus-indica variegata 'Maverick' start/cutting were taken. Tony

Opuntia ficus-indica variegata 'Maverick'
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 2:52 am
by Cereusly
Ptcg, Look no further, you can have that cutting lying on the pot in the picture for the price of shipping. This Opuntia has no spines or glochids. Tony

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:00 am
by peterb
Tony, those are all the most amazing Opuntia engelmannii. (Not sure I see an engelmannii in the whole lot, but still....)

peterb

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:09 am
by Cereusly
peterb, I'm happy you're amazed and hope you enjoyed them. Tony

Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:15 am
by Cereusly
MildBill, Those coffee cans on the sticks are/were used to start plants and seeds. I just punch a few hole in the bottom of the can for drainage. The rust is also an excellent source of iron. Tony

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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:51 am
by FingerPrickinFun
That is one treacherous looking garden! Very cool.

Re: Opuntia engelmannii . . .

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:18 am
by Peterthecactusguy
btw as an aside the little single pad Tony sent me awhile ago has gained several pads in a pot. They aren't huge but it sure beats others in pots for size.
(save an O. ficus-indica that is awaiting transplantation. One like the first plant that Tony sent me which is label O. x vaseyi has grown a single pad this year.