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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.
Posted : 11/01/2014 10:42 pm
With a picture we'll be ablt to (probably) get an I.D. for your Opuntia.
Posted : 12/01/2014 11:46 am
Was this Turkey point?
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Posted : 12/01/2014 6:13 pm
Pics would be great if you could, sounds like great deals, good job!
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Posted : 12/01/2014 6:14 pm
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<a href=' http://postimg.org/image/e32gsq61p/' target='_blank'>Mystery opuntia<img src=' 
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<a href=' http://postimg.org/image/mwtd9tt0d/' target='_blank'>Agave they claimed as Parryi but I believe is just a standard Americana<img src=' 
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Posted : 12/01/2014 10:37 pm
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Was this Turkey point?
Nope Rice Road.
Posted : 12/01/2014 10:38 pm
Very hard to tell from the pic quality. My guesses would be opuntia chisoensis and agave americana.
Posted : 13/01/2014 5:26 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.
Posted : 13/01/2014 5:32 pm
I agree, A. americana and the cactus Opuntia engelmannii? dont know? 😕
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Posted : 13/01/2014 11:19 pm
my guess on the Opuntia would be a form of phaeacantha. Plant it outside and if it survives 0F it's likely phaeacantha.
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Posted : 22/01/2014 6:41 pm
