Neighbor around the corner
Neighbor around the corner
They have a large cactus plant, low to the ground....sorta like a "Prickly Pear" It's in bad shape....doesn't look too healthy but definitely living...it's spread out about a foot and half. I am going to go over and ask for a cutting...it has obviously survived our winter....how do I take a cutting of it in case they don't have a clue? Do I take a cutting or dig a piece of it.....that is if they will let me LOL
Ha, well. As Will Rogers said "It don't take all kinds, we just *got* all kinds."
Probably the plant is Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (if it has pads) or Cylindropuntia whipplei (if it has cylindrical stems). Either one of these will look close to death this time of year and then in a couple of weeks will suddenly plump up and then flower.
peterb
Probably the plant is Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (if it has pads) or Cylindropuntia whipplei (if it has cylindrical stems). Either one of these will look close to death this time of year and then in a couple of weeks will suddenly plump up and then flower.
peterb
Zone 9
Plenty of well run places online that carry a ton of hardy padded prickly's so that you'd be knee deep in spines and glochids in a few years.
http://www.coldhardycactus.com/Pages/Opuntia.htm
http://plantasiacactusgardens.com/Plant ... _2011.html
http://www.geoscapenursery.com/Cactus.html
http://www.intermountaincactus.com/Inte ... /Home.html
http://www.coldhardycactus.com/Pages/Opuntia.htm
http://plantasiacactusgardens.com/Plant ... _2011.html
http://www.geoscapenursery.com/Cactus.html
http://www.intermountaincactus.com/Inte ... /Home.html
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all you need to do is find an Opuntia and grab a pad off of it. Like GS said you can put either cut it in half or just leave it whole and it will callus over and then grow roots. I leave mine out of the ground until I see the root bubs. BTW Opuntia grow like weeds here so if I get any extra pads I will let you know I got some that are cold tolerant.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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