Our Opuntia 'Prickly Pear' Cactus Collection Tour | Cactus Collection

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Our Opuntia 'Prickly Pear' Cactus Collection Tour.

[@wendyambruson6378]

I love listening to your narration! Your plants are gorgeous! I have had a hardy opuntia in my yard in New Hampshire and Massachusetts USA for almost 30 years! It looks awful at the end of the winter when the snow melts but it perks back up and by the end of June, it's full of yellow flowers!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats so wonderful your outdoor Opuntia blooms full of yellow flowers, and I bet the blooms are absolutely BEAUTIFUL, I would love to grow Opuntia outdoors in my yard, so happy you loved the video Wendy, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@millieclark1085]

Thank you ,you give inspiration the way you love your plants.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats so wonderful of you to say that Millie

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing all yours amazing and beautiful cactus lovely collection

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the collection Jillian :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful day XXXX

[@tomdix8028]

Thanks for this amazing video, love your opuntias but that one you put in the stairway in winter is so amazing, thanks for sharing the history of that plant, love hearing the stories of older plants.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the Opuntia Tour video Tom :-D and the big Opuntia brasilensis we overwinter on the stairs is my favourite too haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@jeffhayes1223]

Hello Lyn, a very nice video on your Opuntia Prickly Pear cacti. I never knew there were so many varieties. I especially like the ones you've had for a long time. Opuntias are wonderful. I had to watch the video twice because when Hans' music came on I got up and started dancing. I always enjoy Hans' music! Thank you for this very beautiful video. Sending you and Hans peace and love for an awesome upcoming week from your friend in Georgia!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha so happy you love Hans's music Jeff :-D Hans is so happy to hear that, Opuntias really are so wacky and wonderful and its incredible how many different varieties of them that there are, so happy you enjoyed this prickly pear video Jeff :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Georgia for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Wow, thanks for the shout out Lyn 😊 Looks like you love Opuntias as much as I do 😁 Great video 😎I've got a few from Daz too, good to see yours are doing good as well 🙂 Have a lovely Sunday 🌵😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its a pleasure Ziggy :-D I absolutely LOVE your Cactus channel and you have the most incredible collection, its so good that you love Opuntias so much too, a lot of growers avoid growing them, but I really love how they look with their amazing forms, they really are so wacky and wonderful haha, thanks so much Ziggy for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

@@desertplantsofavalon Aww 😊😊I don't know what it is about Opuntias but they're great. I just got some unusual seeds from Italy 🙂 I'll mention you in the next Opuntia video 🌵One of my friends from the BCSS saw your video and shout out too 😎Cheers 😊😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@ZiggySearchfieldCactus Awwwww thank you so very much Ziggy :-D you are AMAZING XXXX

[@falzonp1]

That's a wonderful video Lyn! Lovely collection of Opuntia 'Prickly Pear' Cactus collection! There are some I am really afraid of... they are really spiny, but lots of them are not so much! Thanks for such a beautiful tour! Hope you have a wonderful evening my friends Lyn and Hans! Lots of love and happiness to you both!🥰

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the Opuntia tour video Sylvia :-D I kept putting off making the video as I know I would not be brave enough to get too close with the camera with these very 'bitey' Opuntias haha, they bite me just by looking at them, and their glochids stick to the skin like sharp glue argh haha :-D but there are quite a few of them that are almost spineless and smooth, they really are wacky and wonderful haha, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Awesome Opuntia collection tour, Lyn. Glad to see the vulgaris from Edith & myself doing well 😊 All the Opuntia types you sent me are doing very well. I wasn’t keen on Opuntia in the beginning, but they have grown on me, like marmite lol. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Lyn. Have a wonderful evening and new week from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha Daz :-D thats brilliant that Opuntias are growing on you too, and we are so happy to hear that the Opuntia types we sent you are doing well, and the vulgaris seedlings you gave us are growing amazing and I will need to pot them into their own individual pots next Spring, thanks so much Daz for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a wonderful afternoon and evening XXXX

[@CactusCaffeine]

I have a love-hate relationship with Opuntias too. I hate handling them and getting pricked with glochids. But when they flower, I love them again. 🥰🌵🌸🌼

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Ana :-D Opuntias really are the worst with their glochids, and they 'bite' us just by looking at them lol :-D but their flowers really are so beautiful, thanks so much Ana for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@samadhajari5180]

Lovely video mam and very nowledge in

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Samad for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@flowerszoneforever]

Hi Lyn! You have an amazing opuntia collection! I love opuntias too? Thank you for sharing with us your collection and thank you for amazing music too! Greetings from Elda!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love Opuntias too Elda, they really are amazing and I love their shapes, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Albania for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Lots of pears in there!!! Nice collection of them!!! The only ones I have that bloom reliably are my outdoor humifusa & macrohiza. My others grow well well but don't flower. Loved seeing your collection!! Thanks for sharing!!! From Morris in the Ozarks ,to across the emerald isle, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!!✌💖🌵🌷🌳🌻🌴🌺🌿🏵🌲😃👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the Opuntia tour Clyde :-D and your outdoor humifusas and macrohiza are INCREDIBLE, the blooms are breathtaking, and we love seeing how they go from being covered in snow in the coldest part of Winter to being covered in blooms in the Summer, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@mrnowak2835]

I have that exact cactus at 8:03 but it’s slightly darker green. I got it as a baby and now it’s the size of a football. It’s spikes are the only ones I’m scared of. They are thin and brittle so they will snap and stick in you and it’s a pain to get them out. I still love that cactus though.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have the same cactus, the spikes really are lethal and they seem to stick to the skin like glue haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and wishing you a fantastic plant powered Sunday XXXX

[@williamcollins4373]

Thank you for answering my question Bill

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[@StimoTheWelder]

Hi, I love your channel. I see one of your videos about a year ago when I first started buying cactus and I’ve finally found it again so now I have subbed. Thanks for the content.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love my channel and thanks so much for subbing I really appreciate it so much, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

Yoooo, I'm so jealous!!! Absolutely Incredible Ma'am!!! 😲😲😲 Thank You For Sharing This With Us !! PS: Could the unidentified cacti at 4:44, possibly be a Opuntia Pilifera? I will definitely bring one home some day! 😁 The one at 16:10, with the white hair, I think this one for sure could be the Opuntia pilifera Nopal Crinado Cocoche Old Man. ...I don't know what all those names mean, lol, but I am staring at it on ebay. It's on my watch list. 😁 You guys have a wonderful day Ma'am! 😊😊😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Sheldon for the IDs on these Opuntias, so happy you love them too, I really love Opuntias as they are so wacky in their appearance and have a lot of character to them haha, I hope you get the one from ebay, its too tempting haha :-D thanks so much Sheldon for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@sheldonmurphy6031]

@@desertplantsofavalon Thank You Ma'am 😊 & You Too 🤗🤗🤗

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[@dinobambino21]

I've seen an oputinia that stays outdoors all year round. I live in England. I'm surprised that it survives all the rain and cold.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its amazing how winter hardy some of these Opuntias can be, there is one that is in my friends garden who lives in Dublin and it survived all through this very cold winter with the icy temps and snow, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Thursday XXXX

[@maureenswallow3054]

As always most enjoyable, I will say I am not into this cactus yet,but your enthusiasm Will get me there one day. I am leaning and enjoying the very different cordex plants at the moment (It's Daz fault) dioscorea elephantipes, fockea erectus, etc but find it Very hard to find both seed and plants in this country? I have a COUPLE from Tony irons in Bristol, but little else. Still very enjoyable vid,we are off to enjoy a short holiday playing Bowls in Norfolk, and look forward to seeing your vids on return, Bill Maureen.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you and Maureen are going to be enjoying a wonderful short holiday playing Bowls in Norfolk, that sounds like lots of fun and its so wonderful to get a break away for a few days, So happy you love the Caudex plants, I really love them too, they are so unique and special, my little Dioscorea elephantipies grows a new vine every Autumn and then it dies back in the spring until the following Autumn, but the caudex gets bigger, it can be so hard to find them for sale and seeds too, I hope you are enjoying your holiday, and thanks so much Bill for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you and Maureen lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful afternoon and evening XXXX

[@emmitstewart1921]

Back in the early sixties, every dime store had a seed rack and, along with the zinnias, marigolds, petunias, etc. they always had packets of mixed cacti. In the packets were cactus seeds of all sizes and types, but there was always one seed that was twice as large as all the others. When I planted my seeds, I always watched to see what came out of that big seed. That seed was always an Opuntia. Sadly, none of the windows in our house were sunny enough, so they didn't survive long. But that was always the first seed to sprout, so I can say that the first cactus that I grew from seed was an Opuntia.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats wonderful that Opuntia was the first cactus you grown from seed, its amazing how big their seeds are compared to the very small and often dust like seeds of many other cacti, thanks so much Emmit for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@mothmane4235]

8:09 is amazing i wonder how big that thing would get out of the pot i have one like it but spineless in the ground. if you didn't look at the top of it you would think it was a tree lol.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the Opuntias too, I think if I could plant this one into the ground it would grow massive, thats so awesome you have yours in the ground and I love it when they grow like a tree with their woody trunks, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday and upcoming weekend XXXX

[@ryecatcher1670]

Good morning Lyn and Hans :) What a beautifully cared for collection! Are opuntia related to tefro then? I'm making an opuntia garden, could I grow different opuntia and tefro together?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Good afternoon Rye :-D so happy you love the Opuntia collection, yes Tephros are related to the Opuntia family, and they grow very well grouped together, that sounds so wonderful you are making an Opuntia garden, I bet its going to look amazing, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@DEAexotics]

great video your channel is amazing .. I left you a question on your ariocarpus video I don't know if you saw it

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video :-D thanks so much for letting me know about your comment on the Ariocarpus vid, I will check it out, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@mickeyrosato2567]

Amazing that you grew them from seed! Is that Hans's music? Love your videos!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the videos and Hans's music Mick :-D yes its Hans's music, he is amazing with his compositions :-D thanks so much Mick for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@mickeyrosato2567]

@@desertplantsofavalon You're lucky to have your very own musician!

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@@mickeyrosato2567 I really am so lucky XXXX

[@joewarrick6043]

I just got one of the opuntia minima. I’m n plant guy but new to cactus life. Do they get nice and big? I’m in USA Ohio. So we get cold winters. Should I put them in my basement grow house with some grow lights in the winter time

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have got an Opuntia minima :-D these Opuntias stay small and compact growing and can be more sensitive to the cold than other types of Opuntias, its best to move them into the basement under grow lights for winter to protect them from frost and cold night temperatures, they are hardy to about 36F if kept dry over the winter months, thanks so much Joe for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

[@dhyanidsouza2430]

I hope you post that flower too!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Dhyani :-D I will definitely have the camera at the ready to film the bloom :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@andersnrregren9087]

Do you have any opuntia jamaicensis ? The big ond Hans had from Sweden could look like one

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Anders for the ID, it definitely looks like a jamaicensis, you are a STAR :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday afternoon XXXX

[@barryszymanski8022]

Theres a Opuntia at 7:40 in the video in a group with other clumping cacti that looks like what im looking for any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated 🙏

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Barry :-D if its the Opuntias that have the tiny pads all grouped together, its an Opuntia rufida minima monstrose, if its the much larger one in the middle slightly towards the left thats also an opuntia rufida but the normal growing variety, I hope this helps with your ID,

[@MrGreenpaulo]

9:59 centre of the shot, what's the ID please Lyn? I really like that one! Is it Opuntia subulata?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Paulo :-D yes its Opuntia subulata, a wonderful cylindrical growing Opuntia, so happy you love it too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week XXXX

[@helenhomer756]

What is the name of the large opuntia on the right, back row? I have one just like it, grows like a weed, and I haven't a name for it! Btw I love how informative your videos are. I learn so much from you! Thanks you

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Helen :-D so happy you love my vids, I think its an Opuntia ficus indica, I don't have the exact ID of it as its one that wasn't labelled but I am pretty sure that its an Opuntia ficus indica, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@helenhomer756]

@desertplantsofavalon Thank you, I was researching and the closest I could find was the Emerald Wave! 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@helenhomer756 Awwww thats a wonderful name for the Opuntia, XXXX 🥰🌊❤

[@barryszymanski8022]

This will be the third plant I have acquired and more or less identified using this video this time its in the ficus Indica family of opuntia im thinking O. Stricta it looks similar to barbary fig but with yellow orange glochids few to no spines but the ones there are yellow -orange as well as a patch on top

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have been able to identify your Opuntia stricta Barry :-D its amazing how many different varieties of Opuntia prickly pear cacti there are, there are still quite a few i have I have not been able to ID, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

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[@barryszymanski8022]

@@desertplantsofavalon is Opuntia stricta basically about the same size As Opuntia ficus indica mine is currently not too tall yet probably 2 feet tall big wide pads but the internet says to expect it to grow 10-12 ft tall and basically the same in width

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@barryszymanski8022 Hi Barry :-D yes both the ficus indica and the stricta will grow the same size, they can grow very wide and tall but can be pruned back to keep them compact XXXX 🌵😃🥰

[@mickeyrosato2567]

943...I have one like that. Can you ID please?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have one of these Opuntias too Mick :-D its an Opuntia monacantha, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday today XXXX