Strange Opuntia behaviour
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Strange Opuntia behaviour
Has anyone seen this strange behaviour that's happened on my Opuntia Pycnacantha where a new pad has developed that is also a flower?
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
You expect either a bud or a pad, it seems this Opuntia can not make up its mind. I wonder if it is our strange weather this year, which is responsible for this?
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
Hi
I had this once with a flower/pad mix but the pad didn't really grow much, I pulled it off in the end.
I don't keep these now after fighting with it when I was bubble wrapping the greenhouse.
I had this once with a flower/pad mix but the pad didn't really grow much, I pulled it off in the end.
I don't keep these now after fighting with it when I was bubble wrapping the greenhouse.
Tina
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
It happened to one of mine once:
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
I have an O. pycnacantha doing exactly the same thing Ray, will be interested to see how it developes. will post photo later.
Ray
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
Fantastic shade of green and lovely flower. I've just bought O. robusta and have a couple of O.microdasys but I read somewhere that they are unlikely to flower. Shame as they grow like crazy - a thumbnail sized cutting taken in March is now about 4 inches tall!anders wrote:It happened to one of mine once:
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
As A follow up to my original post this errant Pad/flower is still growing on the plant and has decided to produce a new pad as can be seen from the latest photo:-
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
Not only on Opuntias. I've had the odd Rebutia offset which has turned into a flower.
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
Certainly proves a biological theory that all cells have the capability to develop into specialist cells and organs. Presumably the atmospheric conditions were such that it encouraged the plant to divert its original intentions.
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Re: Strange Opuntia behaviour
HI,
There is a form of O.johnsonii which always does this and sets seed within the bad after flowering, the pad swelling in pregnancy.
BTW I believe that the correct spelling is Opuntia pycnantha, at least according to RBG Kew it is.
Suzanne
There is a form of O.johnsonii which always does this and sets seed within the bad after flowering, the pad swelling in pregnancy.
BTW I believe that the correct spelling is Opuntia pycnantha, at least according to RBG Kew it is.
Suzanne