Got this opuntia from my bf a while back, he wasn't in the best shape but that's usually why i like them cause there the underdogs of the bunch...so o of course he got me the most beaten up one. But he's been recovering nicely and i noticed today that it looks like he's got sum buds growing, but other people are saying that they might be NEW pads growing.....sooo I'm not really sure, they look like flower buds to me? What do you think??