Anyway to tell what opuntia I have without a bloom?

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:42 pm

I was out a nursery today getting a house warming gift and off in a corner I saw a sad looking 1 gal Opuntia with no price tag I took it up and they said as it is a but damaged they'd give it to me for 50% off so I walked away with it for $10 it has about 20 pads and 1 or 2 have seen better days. I asked what variety it was they really didn't know but said it probably wasn't a hardy variety (so I guess that rules out humifusa) My assumption is Opuntia ficus-indica but can I confirm without a bloom or do I have to make it happy and bloom to find out?

I also walk out with a 1 gal Agave I was told Parryi but it looks nothing like it looks Agave Americana Glauca with several pups for $15. The even had 3-4 foot tall trachy marked down to $60 quite an ok deal.

I'll post pictures of my finds in the morning.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:46 am

With a picture we'll be ablt to (probably) get an I.D. for your Opuntia.

905palms · Post by **905palms** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:13 pm

Was this Turkey point?

905palms · Post by **905palms** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:14 pm

Pics would be great if you could, sounds like great deals, good job!

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:37 pm

<a href='http://postimg.org/image/e32gsq61p/' target='_blank'>Mystery opuntia<img src='http://s30.postimg.org/e32gsq61p/IMG_20 ... 223015.jpg' border='0' alt="IMG 20140112 223015" /></a>

<a href='http://postimg.org/image/mwtd9tt0d/' target='_blank'>Agave they claimed as Parryi but I believe is just a standard Americana<img src='http://s30.postimg.org/mwtd9tt0d/IMG_20 ... 223039.jpg' border='0' alt="IMG 20140112 223039" /></a>

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:38 pm

905palms wrote:Was this Turkey point?

Nope Rice Road.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:26 pm

Very hard to tell from the pic quality. My guesses would be opuntia chisoensis and agave americana.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:32 pm

I'd say the Opuntia is one of the Opuntia phaeacantha types, following Andersen (He lumps many of the 'species' like O. chisoensis and similar under phaeacantha), and, ya I agree that is NOT A. parryi. Probably A. americana.

That Opuntia 'may' be hardy, depending on it's origin within the species range.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:19 pm

I agree, A. americana and the cactus Opuntia engelmannii? dont know?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:41 pm

my guess on the Opuntia would be a form of phaeacantha. Plant it outside and if it survives 0F it's likely phaeacantha.