Having a spring clean from the back shelf of the greenhouse.
Might as well try get these named if anybody can help.
I'm no expert on Opuntia.
1.
Came from an offset many years ago.
Doesn't grow much. Parts die off, other bits sprout.
4 inch pot.
2.
Grown from a mixed pack of seeds over 20 years ago.
Main stem died back during the hard frosts a number of years ago.
As you can see it's making a comeback.
6 inch pot.
3.
Could be 30-40 years old at this stage (gift from a neighbour).
Main stem also died during the frost.
Must be 4 feet high again now.
Opuntia IDs Please?
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Re: Opuntia IDs Please?
Last one looks like Opuntia leptocaulis, perhaps.
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Re: Opuntia IDs Please?
The first one's a Tunilla.
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Re: Opuntia IDs Please?
Middle one might be Cylindropuntia imbricata - I have a plant acquired under that name that has almost identical spination.
Then again, it might not, a lot of those are awfully similar.
Then again, it might not, a lot of those are awfully similar.
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Re: Opuntia IDs Please?
Many thanks for the help above.
Some great pointers......
Some great pointers......