Hi,
Can this be a Opuntia aurea?
Regards,
Cor
Opuntia aurea?
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Re: Opuntia aurea?
Not O. aurea. That species is spineless or nearly so and has a different pad shape. To know what it is would require knowing where it is from and something about the flower and fruit at a minimum. Looks at first view like an O. fragilis hybrid but that is just a guess.
Albert Dean Stock,Ph.D.
Re: Opuntia aurea?
I'll wait until it has flowers to be sure, thank you!A. Dean Stock wrote:Not O. aurea. That species is spineless or nearly so and has a different pad shape. To know what it is would require knowing where it is from and something about the flower and fruit at a minimum. Looks at first view like an O. fragilis hybrid but that is just a guess.
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Re: Opuntia aurea?
Mine as well !! I didn't look at the spines except to note that it certainly wasn't O. aurea.
Albert Dean Stock,Ph.D.
Re: Opuntia aurea?
Tunillas are very hard to ID in culture - they look very different in nature, develop strong spines etc. Possibly they are all single species.
For the culture - use very wide flat pots. It is low crawling species, each cladode needs has to root for proper development and flowering.
For the culture - use very wide flat pots. It is low crawling species, each cladode needs has to root for proper development and flowering.
Re: Opuntia aurea?
Very interesting information, I did not know that. Next spring I will put it in a wider pot, following your advice, thanks.vlani wrote:Tunillas are very hard to ID in culture - they look very different in nature, develop strong spines etc. Possibly they are all single species.
For the culture - use very wide flat pots. It is low crawling species, each cladode needs has to root for proper development and flowering.