Contest 32: Small Opuntoids

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:53 pm

Well, since last months Echinocereus topic was such a hit, i'm hoping to follow it up with another...

This months contest is all about the small and low growing Opuntoids. Tephrocactus, Cumulopuntia, Tunilla, Grusonia, Puna, etc. Keep in mind that some Opuntia and Cylindropuntia species still qualify (ie. O. polyacantha, O. fragilis, C. whipplei) Cultivation or habitat.

Show us your best mini-glochid factories

The prize this time will be of course, an Opuntoid!
Your choice of one of the following:

- Tephro articulatus v. papryacanthus (rooted w/2 or more heads - 3" pot)
- Tephro articulatus v. diadematus (rooted w/2 or more heads - 3" pot)
- Opuntia basilaris (rooted with multiple pads - 6" pot)
- Cylindropuntia bigelovii (rooted - 4" pot)
- Tunilla erectoclada (fresh cutting w/2 pads)
(plant will be shipped bare root, pot sizes are just for reference)

Click for complete contest rules

Deadline for submissions will be: Wednesday Feb., 18th, 2009

Good Luck to All!!

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hablu · Post by **hablu** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:42 pm

Opuntia minor.

Harry

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:11 pm

Grusonia puchella, 6 years old from seed, Washoe County Nevada:

peterb

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:59 am

Heres Cylindropuntia whipplei (small shrubby form). You can cover it with a dinner plate.

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:47 am

A relatively small Tephrocactus geometricus.

Post by **daiv** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:55 pm

I'll have to "represent" Minnesota with this native O. fragilis picture:

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:57 pm

O. Fragilis v Brachyartha

legolas29 · Post by **legolas29** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:21 pm

Grusonia bradtiana / Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:34 am

Austrocylindropuntia verschaffeltii

plantlover · Post by **plantlover** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:27 am

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:34 am

Tunilla corrugata

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:18 am

Claude Barr-Polyacantha hybrid (name unknown). This hybrid has been passed from gardener to gardener for many seasons and the original name has been lost. Low sprawling growth, height at about eight inches. Pads approximately three to four inches in diameter with very short spines on older pads but plenty of glochid on the new ones.

mycacti · Post by **mycacti** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:40 pm

Cereusly · Post by **Cereusly** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:41 pm

Opuntia macrocentra, four-year-old cutting.

Tony

jeffrey6115 · Post by **jeffrey6115** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:32 pm

Opuntia rufida? Still need to identify.

Contest 32: Small Opuntoids

Contest 32: Small Opuntoids

contest number 32

Cylindropuntia fulgida with flower of Setiechinopsis mirabil