A member of a cactus forum I am on sent me a pad of this from California and it is growing quite well. The flowers are red, but can be ye...Read Morellow or orange as well. The pads are very densely packed with spines and glochids so beware of this one if you don't like them. Personally I get stuck by glochids all the time so I don't care anymore. I don't mind, and it's got a neat form.
Additional synonyms include: Opuntia occidentalis var. covillei, Opuntia littoralis var. vaseyi, Opuntia occidentalis var. vaseyi & Opunt...Read Moreia humifusa var. vaseyi.
This is a naturally occurring hybrid of O. littoralis and O. phaeacantha in southern California.
A member of a cactus forum I am on sent me a pad of this from California and it is growing quite well. The flowers are red, but can be ye...Read More
Additional synonyms include: Opuntia occidentalis var. covillei, Opuntia littoralis var. vaseyi, Opuntia occidentalis var. vaseyi & Opunt...Read More