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Common but Pretty
Posted: Jun 20, 2007 11:51 pm
by Aud
Prickly but the blooms look like a peony. The red one I am experimenting to see if it is hardy. It did pretty good last winter but we did not have our usual winter.
I want to develop a cactus area in my northern climate.
Posted: Jun 22, 2007 10:10 am
by Annie
I have that yellow one, mine bloomed too. But only got one flower
Last year there were a lot of flowers.
I like them
Prickly Pear Cactus "Opuntia linguiformis" "C
Posted: Sep 23, 2007 1:53 pm
by Marlys
Aud,
I grow this cactus here in Pella, IA - zone 4-5. I dug it up in Arkansas & brought it home in a plastic bag. Here's a link to my website with "The Rest of the Story". I love the blooms. They are so perfect they don't even look real.
http://www.marlysgardens.com/cacti.php
MM
Posted: Sep 24, 2007 8:20 am
by wishiwere
Nice growing! My weeds are taking over the cactii garden. I really must get them more sun
No blooms for any of them this year ;(
Posted: Oct 09, 2007 8:11 pm
by Gruntfuttock
They are nice Aud. Having read that prickly pears are hardy I brought one home from Spain.
Wrong sort of prickly pear, these are not hardy and grow very rapidly to over 6' with each leaf over 1' high. I have it in the greenhouse, but I'm not sure what I'll do with it when it gets too big.
I may leave it there when I move house.
Posted: Jun 27, 2008 9:09 pm
by Muffy
My pricklypear has a bunch of blooms. Can't wait til they open. Sad tho the blooms don't last very long.
