I just love technology.
Anyway I think the images, landscape or portrait, confirm the Id of the plants. The arborescens needs repotting and has barely grown this year.

And presumably no amount of seeking after answers on the interweb will find a fix?

Ps I turned them around before posting but oddly they still seem to reverted to landscape format.

Thanks Tony. So it’s an iPad issue? That explains why it hasn’t happened before. Best not to try and save time by sending it from the new toy!

Are admin able to rotate the photos?

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Yes - just this once, Mike.
Next time the charge will be one choice small opuntia!
Tony R

So just before they go back into the greenhouse for winter here are both plants.

Amongst other things I pointed out that cochineal beetles attacking an invasive and non indigenous species is Spain has nothing whatsoever to do with the destruction and / or theft of plants from their habitat. In hindsight I should have suggested that you could view their possible (but unlikely) de...

Just had an email apologising for not being able to deal with my complaint within the guidelines and asking if I want to escalate it via Ofcom........

Yes it’s well put together.

Its a good choice, making a neat clump of heads which flowers well from a relatively small size.