Help would be hugely appreciated!

[ConfusedCacti]

Hi all, I've just got myself a lovely cactus but I'm struggling identifying it! Any help would be hugely appreciated, I have a feeling it is a very common/obvious one but I'm all new here!

[CactusMad]

Opuntia Tuna ?

[snarfie]

Nope it is opuntia monacantha monstruosa fma. variegata

[sadhbh-rua]

i agree,
Opuntia monacantha monstrosa

[iann]

I've seen this on the interweb (usually from clueless plant sellers) as O. tuna, but the real O. tuna is a large padded plant with determinate growth.

[ConfusedCacti]

Thanks so much everyone who helped

[greenknight]

It doesn't need sunscreen, either.

Needs lots of sun, actually. Opuntias are easy to grow, but it's difficult to give them enough light indoors.

[iann]

It doesn't need sunscreen, either.

Needs lots of sun, actually. Opuntias are easy to grow, but it's difficult to give them enough light indoors.

Except that this species is thoroughly tropical, and the variegated form can scorch. Outdoors in Florida maybe, but even then I suspect it wouldn't survive the winter.