This is Opuntia rufida
by Xenomorf Sep 24, 2004 1:41 PM
This is Opuntia rufida
by Xenomorf Sep 24, 2004 1:41 PM
Flower buds in early Spring, zone 9a/9b, late February
by Xenomorf Mar 11, 2005 9:05 AM
A 3 foot high plant in Mid April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Jul 28, 2005 11:13 PM
The flowers atract beetle and bees. Mid April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Jul 28, 2005 11:13 PM
Beetles and bees are attracted to this flower. Mid April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Jul 30, 2005 11:04 PM
Side view of the buds, flowers and spent flowers. Mid April, Springtime, zone 9a/9b
by Xenomorf Jul 28, 2005 11:13 PM
A new stem segment (pad) in late June, mid summer, zone 9b, with the deciduous leaves.
by Xenomorf Nov 7, 2005 5:49 PM
New buds in late spring, late April, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Apr 30, 2006 10:44 PM
Small pot plant, showing the reddish brown glochids
by DMersh Jul 14, 2007 3:08 AM
Fresh growth, about half an inch high
by DMersh Jul 14, 2007 3:08 AM
May 14th, early Summer, zone 9b
by Xenomorf Jul 19, 2007 2:42 PM
Fully grown new pad, in November
by DMersh Nov 17, 2007 2:53 PM
Two year old cactus from single pad. So far pads are small and fat, slow growing
by shindagger May 21, 2009 1:34 PM
April 26, 2010. Late Spring. Zone 9b.
by Xenomorf Apr 26, 2010 12:45 PM
fruiting in fall, southern California
by palmbob Sep 23, 2010 8:05 PM
March 8, 2013, Zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ, Late winter. Seedling that have germinated right inside the fruit.
by Xenomorf Mar 19, 2013 4:02 AM
March 8, 2013, Zone 9b, Phoenix, AZ, Late winter. Seedlings a couple of years old from fallen fruit at the base of the parent plant.
by Xenomorf Mar 19, 2013 4:04 AM
by DMersh Oct 15, 2014 7:55 AM
This is a new pad growing on a healthy Cow Blinder Prickly Pear started from a cutting in my back yard.
by lasertrimman May 10, 2015 7:12 PM
Big Bend National Park, Texas. Copyright Jan Emming, Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden/sustainable living homestead, AZ.
by Kell Sep 21, 2019 9:29 PM
