Opuntia humifusa

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Opuntia humifusa

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Probably technically not a ‘small Opuntia’ but it is flowering at a surprisingly young two years from a single pad cutting. A nice surprise.
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A lovely flower, Darren, well taken.
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Tony R wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:13 pm A lovely flower, Darren, well taken.
Thank you Tony!
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Nice flower! I wonder if its hardy?
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One of the very hardiest, Ralph. Far hardier than it needs to be for anywhere in the UK. Wet tolerant, too.
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Yes I believe it gets as far north as Ontario?
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It must be one of the untidiest growing plants. Tolerant down to -25C .... but Canada cold is dry cold ... not soggy UK cold which causes rot even in native UK species.
Hope mine produces as beautiful a flower as that one.
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I used to grow it for years in a raised alpine bed in Kent - it eventually outgrew its welcome!
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Re: Opuntia humifusa

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Beautiful plant.

This one is O. cespitosa/macrorhiza (likely conspecific), O. humifusa is spineless with inconspicuous areoles and lacks red inner tepals.
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Sadly the clone I grow lacks the red colour in the flower but has 5-10 flowers each year. Slugs and snails love them!
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