Cactus question

[TwoCrows]

This isn't a great photo, the sun is so bright on them right now so I am looking down on them, however the edge pads are all laying down now compared to the second and third photos of the same plant in the late spring and mid summer...

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

EXCUSE ME. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE.

Mine doesn't have mean spines like Abby's though

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

This isn't a great photo, the sun is so bright on them right now so I am looking down on them, however the edge pads are all laying down now compared to the second and third photos of the same plant in the late spring and mid summer...

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Oh that's cool! I'm not as worried about the curled over one then, I didn't know it was normal for them to do that.

Mine doesn't have mean spines like Abby's though

One of mine doesn't have long spines...it would be the most dead one though

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

One of mine doesn't have long spines...it would be the most dead one though

I like "fuzzy" looking cacti

 

[TwoCrows]

Oh that's cool! I'm not as worried about the curled over one then, I didn't know it was normal for them to do that.

Pears can look pretty rough this time of year, they have been dormant all winter and mine especially are quite thirsty. If we don't get any rain soon, I will probably water them occasionally.

 

[TwoCrows]

I like "fuzzy" looking cacti

This is my "indoor" fuzzy prickly pear. I propagated this pad and she has babies on top! She does not prickle!

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

This is my "indoor" fuzzy prickly pear. I propagated this pad and she has babies on top! She does not prickle!
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That is very similar to, if not the same as, my one

 

[fluffycrow]

This isn't a great photo, the sun is so bright on them right now so I am looking down on them, however the edge pads are all laying down now compared to the second and third photos of the same plant in the late spring and mid summer...

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That’s an excellent photo and comparison, thank you TwoCrows!

I hate to admit it, but it’s actually quite a beautiful opuntia too

 

[TwoCrows]

That’s an excellent photo and comparison, thank you TwoCrows!

I hate to admit it, but it’s actually quite a beautiful opuntia too

I can get some photos of the outdoor opuntia as it wakes and hydrates this spring. It poked me the other day, giant spike stuck in my finger!

I had ordered that fuzzy opuntia online last summer and it came over watered, it had rust, root rot and bugs. I took the 2 best pads and tried to propagate last summer. This one took and I am hoping she does all kinds of growing this year! She is sunning herself in a morning sunbeam right now.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I can get some photos of the outdoor opuntia as it wakes and hydrates this spring. It poked me the other day, giant spike stuck in my finger!

This spikes are nasty! I got poked quite a few times clearing the grass away yesterday, and by the end I was pretty mad at the cactus. I was just trying to help, after all!

I had ordered that fuzzy opuntia online last summer and it came over watered, it had rust, root rot and bugs. I took the 2 best pads and tried to propagate last summer. This one took and I am hoping she does all kinds of growing this year! She is sunning herself in a morning sunbeam right now.

It’s settled. I need a fuzzy opuntia now. You guys are bad influences