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Another first flowering for me: Opuntia basilaris.

In nature these can get pretty large, but mine is still a small opuntia...
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Yes it counts Ralph.
I find all types of basilaris stay small or low in cultivation, tending to send up a new pad from the base each year rather than putting one on top of another ?
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RayW wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:03 pm Yes it counts Ralph.
I find all types of basilaris stay small or low in cultivation, tending to send up a new pad from the base each year rather than putting one on top of another ?
Hence the name I think, no?
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Is this the brachyclada form? If it is it stays tiny and makes it into my Small Opuntias talk.
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Looks like a nice plant and flower Ralph what size pot have you got it in ?
Mine has not flowered
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Mike P wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:47 pm Is this the brachyclada form? If it is it stays tiny and makes it into my Small Opuntias talk.
No, I think it is v. basilaris.
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Chris in Leeds wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 2:57 pm Looks like a nice plant and flower Ralph what size pot have you got it in ?
Mine has not flowered
The pot is about 17.5 cm
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The pads look small for the straight basilaris.
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The brachyclada pads are much smaller Mike, this looks like the form that used to be called ramosa. with a more heart shaped pad than round or elongated as in other forms. photo 1 shows ramosa photo 2 shows brachyclada
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Thanks Ray. I'm pretty sure it's not v. brachyclada. Perhaps you are right, although I've yet to get any very heart-shaped pads on it.
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