This is a common cactus in cultivation, with a charming appearance and the innocuous common name of “bunny ears”. But let the buyer beware! Though lacking large spines to stab someone, it has an abundance of tiny glochids, which may look furry and cute, but easily get embedded in skin and are a pain to remove. It is best used far enough back in a garden bed that nobody will accidentally brush against it. If precautions are taken, it is an attractive garden plant with showy yellow flowers in late spring. It is widespread in central and northern Mexico, and is closely related to Opuntia rufida, which comes from a little farther north and can be found in northern Mexico and in Texas. Some classifiers lump O. microdasys into O. rufida.
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Did anyone in SG watch the fireworks last night? I didn’t get to, but at least my Opuntia put out 2 mini firework display for me to enjoy
Happy New Year everyone! May this year be smooth, well and successful for all of us, be it for plants, health, career, school, relationships and everything else, and may we all never stop learning
I got ready to get filled of cacti thorns. My cacti man clip this for me when I send him for a few things to the store. The mother plant is behind a gas station. I’ve been bugging I need more colorful cacties. So I guess I can shut up now! ✂ // #opuntia
