Dual form Opuntia
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Phil Hocking
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Dual form Opuntia
My friend grew some cacti from mixed seed many years ago. One of them turned out to be something like Cylindropuntia vestita. Today he showed me something quite interesting that has happened to it. It is growing classic Opuntia pads at the ends of the hairy cylindrical arms. For some reason I can't get the photo to load.
Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.
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Phil_SK
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Re: Dual form Opuntia
Most of the Opuntioideae have seedlings that look different to the adults, cylindrical, more bristly in most cases. There is a plant that is usually known by the dubious name Opuntia orbiculata that has very fluffy stems and remains juvenile for ages, almost indefinitely.
Phil Crewe, BCSS 38143. Mostly S. American cacti, esp. Lobivia, Sulcorebutia and little Opuntia
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Phil Hocking
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Re: Dual form Opuntia
They must be ten years old but yes, could well be O orbiculata. Pity I couldn't add a photo. I tried pasting between the two imgs but nothing happened.
Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.
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Phil Hocking
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- Posts: 2634
- Joined: 11 Jan 2007
- Branch: SOMERSET
- Country: UK
- Role within the BCSS: Branch Show
- Location: Taunton
Re: Dual form Opuntia
Let's try posting the photo again
- Paul's cactus_1a.jpg (251.32 KiB) Viewed 1986 times
Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.