OP008: Opuntia ‘Mesa Melon’

OP008: Opuntia ‘Mesa Melon’  I would have to say that this plant from Don Campbell in Grand Junction, CO took my breath away when I first saw it.  The enormous pads covered with short spines sport big, gorgeous, watermelon colored flowers in June.  Slender, reddish fruit in September.  Thought to be a John Cipra hybrid.  12” high by 60” wide.  Zone 5.  Western Colorado.

OP008: Opuntia ‘Mesa Melon’ I would have to say that this plant from Don Campbell in Grand Junction, CO took my breath away when I first saw it. The enormous pads covered with short spines sport big, gorgeous, watermelon colored flowers in June.  Slender, reddish fruit in September. Thought to be a John Cipra hybrid. 12” high by 60” wide. Zone 5. Western Colorado.

 

 

 

 

Flowers are a color that you have never seen before.