Hardy Gardening
- John P Weiser
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It is the fastest growing Cylindropuntia I have.Mine grows upright and if it tries to spread out too widely I trim it.
It dosen't always pay to baby Opuntias. They will take advantage of kind treatment by growing unruley. Some times they need you to crack the whip!!
Teach them who's boss!!
Be careful they do know how to defend themselves.
It is the fastest growing Cylindropuntia I have.Mine grows upright and if it tries to spread out too widely I trim it.
It dosen't always pay to baby Opuntias. They will take advantage of kind treatment by growing unruley. Some times they need you to crack the whip!!
Teach them who's boss!!
Be careful they do know how to defend themselves.
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
- John P Weiser
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Here are pictures of Opuntia fragilis flowers from the Dave's, Devils Tower collection. These flowers are of the third and fourth clones The pads were shown in this thread on the 25th. I was surprised again by the pink flowered one. I tend to agree with Andy. I think the first and fourth may well be hybrids.
Flowers from the third clone.
Fourth clone.
Flowers from the third clone.
Fourth clone.
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
- CoronaCactus
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Great Cholla flowers John!
That rocks! I don't even have the ones I got planted yet. I sure hope I end up with both colors too.
How totally awesome is that!
You mean BOTH the yellow and the pink are from Devils Tower?John P Weiser wrote:Here are pictures of Opuntia fragilis flowers from the Dave's, Devils Tower collection. These flowers are of the third and fourth clones The pads were shown in this thread on the 25th. I was surprised again by the pink flowered one. I tend to agree with Andy. I think the first and fourth may well be hybrids.
That rocks! I don't even have the ones I got planted yet. I sure hope I end up with both colors too.
How totally awesome is that!
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
- John P Weiser
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Freaky man!! I've never seen that before! You got a good eye. I don't think I would have noticed that.
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
- CoronaCactus
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