OP030: Opuntia fragilis (debreczyi) v. denuda (Potato Cactus)

OP030: Opuntia fragilis (debreczyi) v. denuda (Potato Cactus)  Particularly globe-shaped, spherical stems make this selection unique.  Short glochids and occasional yellow flowers in June.  3” high by 12” wide.  A favorite of rock and trough gardeners.  Pads turn purple in winter.  Ideal as a root stock to use in grafting of difficult-to-grow species.  Zone 4.  Origin unknown. Typical of forms on the Colorado Plateau north into south-central Wyoming.  Obtained it from Don Campbell.  OP030: Opuntia fragilis (debreczyi) v. denuda (Potato Cactus) Particularly globe-shaped, spherical stems make this selection unique. Short glochids and occasional yellow flowers in June. 3” high by 12” wide. A favorite of rock and trough gardeners. Pads turn purple in winter. Ideal as a root stock to use in grafting of difficult-to-grow species. Zone 4. Origin unknown. Typical of forms on the Colorado Plateau north into south-central Wyoming. Obtained it from Don Campbell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fat round stem joints