That opuntia looks so cool!

All I have for it is the knee jerk name of Ponytails. Gag me with a meathook! I would love to know the parentage of the hybrid, if it is a hybrid. I found a picture of a large specimen on a flicker site and sent an inquiry about the plant , but have heard nothing back yet. The plant was by a old mexican market in a small town somewhere in Mexico, I know not where. The site it was on was a Mexican photographer/ biologist site. Maybe it is NOT a hybrid.

When I got the plant, It had just arrived from the growers at a nursery. On my way out, 5 people saw it and ran , yes ran, to the C&S section . It was not there long. I already have a line of people begging for a pad. It will never get large at this rate. Matter of fact it will disappear into nothingness in its pot.

I need to do some experiments to find out how small one can cut a pad to get a plant off of a cutting.

This post was edited by wantonamara on Wed, Oct 9, 13 at 13:37

Always love to see your beautiful shots, Mara! Thanks for the morning walk!

Nice pics Mara, I like your furry opuntia that's pretty neat, you helped me out today on an I.d. On an opuntia paraguayensis that I've been trying to i.d for some time now. I googled opuntia ponytail and a pic of my cactus showed up, along with pics of that furry opuntia you have and someone else was on some other forum trying to figure out if it was also a hybrid. Thank you

100mph, How did I help you with a ID of something I didn't have?I am confused.

^ By posting your pic, along with a common name, I'd gather.

How can you walk, drink coffee and take pictures all at the same time? I can't walk and chew gum.

Sorry, I was excited and started typing and it got all jumbled together. I looked up ponytail opuntia for more info on it and went to photos three pics came up of your plant and a pic. Of a plant I've been trying to I.d.

Ahhh, a case of serendipitous googling. Now I understand

GErmanstar, I am talented. I can multitask when it comes to coffee. coffee and waterhose, coffee and pickaxe, coffee and table saw, coffee and spray gun. Coffee and camera is a walk in the park.,

Oh no!!! Not a walk in the park, too! ;-0

If truth be told, I am known to put my coffee down in amongst my numerous plants, and walk off leaving it and then ... getting another cup. Irritates my husband dishwasher.