Hairy Opuntias

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Diamondman
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Hairy Opuntias

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what kind of opuntias grow hair? ive tried to find info but can never know where to look or what to search for... :-s
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There not really hair, they are spines. The one in my avator looks friendly but would draw blood in a heartbeat.
Heres another one- O. trichaphora.
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Bill,
Those sure do look cool!
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Peterthecactusguy wrote:Bill,
Those sure do look cool!
Thats why there in my garden :wink: :)
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hehe well of course Bill. If you havent already figured out, I like the spiny ones the best! :)
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Yeah, can't beat the spiny ones. Well, you could try to beat them but I believe they would win :lol:
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Bill
ahahahaha you got that right. They will win every time. When I first moved to the desert people stared at me funny when I took off my shoe and would pick at my feet. I got a bunch of glochids in my feet all the time. It drove me nuts, they hurt!

:roll: :shock: :lol: what can I say, I love the spiny ones, even if they hurt me ! :)
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O. trichaphora is one I haven't been able to find yet. :idea:
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A friend in NM found me a start 8)
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Bill,
Nice.
:)
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they look very cool
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Opuntia Sasquatchii is by far the hairiest...(juuust kidding)
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eekawill wrote:Opuntia Sasquatchii is by far the hairiest...(juuust kidding)
lol my friends always call me Mattsquatch or Fatsquatch lol
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