Opuntia canterae - Prickly-Pear Cactus - Care Tips & Info & Repotting

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Guys :-D In this video I talk about the Opuntia canterae - Prickly-Pear Cactus - Care Tips & Info & Repotting

[@RealBradMiller]

Here in NC i keep a dehumidifier in the greenhouse along with a radiator heater on the lowest setting. The dehumidifier really keeps the moisture off the roof and walls of the greenhouse. Always appreciate your helpful videos!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@RealBradMiller Thats a fantastic idea Brad :-D thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a marvellous Monday XXXX

[@darrenlewis6880]

Where can I find this or seeds of it?

[@planthelperUkraine]

My favorite opuntias 🙏 Thanks for sharing👍Happy sunshine days☀️ greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love Opuntias too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to the Ukraine for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@Nikki12096]

Just purchased a little pot of these at my local Home Depot. After ID’ing it online I ran to your channel and BOOM, here’s a video on it. Thank you soooo much for yet another informative video. You both rock! 🤘🏼🌵✌🏻🤗

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic that you have got some Opuntia canterae Nikki :-D its a wonderful Opuntia to grow and they grow nice and fast too :-D thanks so much Nikki for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me for a fantastic new week XXXX

[@Pocketrose3]

Thank you for the informational video! I appreciate your knowledge 💚

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday today XXXX

[@GrowWithGeorge]

Very nice repotting video Lyn, I like your cactus soil mix. Seems to be very good. As well thank you for info. Have a nice day!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much George for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Moldova for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@fredrogers4186]

Thank you! I snagged a pad from a thick nest growing up through my g-g-g-grandfather's grave outside of Austin in 2007 and it was way overdo for a repotting. This was exactly the information I needed and lots of nice additional tips!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Fred :-D so happy you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Great video Lyn, love seeing you and Hans using this mix for your plants and that they’re all doing great in it 😊 Love this Opuntia too, Edith got me one last year but I think it’s a different type, mine has more globular shaped pads. Mine is a thirsty plant too haha. Thank you for sharing with us as always Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, be safe and well and have a wonderful evening 😊❤️🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜

[@edithcoliagrandis]

Yaaay! We love canteraes! they’re cute and safer to touch too. 😊 makes it easy for repotting time. I wonder how many varieties there are for this cactus...Daz’s one turns purple and has sheen on the epidermis when exposed to sun even when not directly. It reacts to sun so fast and is a thirsty cactus. 😊 those are lovely specimens, Lyn. Thank you for showing us. Have a great week ahead! ❤️🌵🤗🥰🌻🌼❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@edithcoliagrandis So happy that you and Daz love canteraes too dear Edith :-D they are so lovely especially as they are much kinder to us as they are smoother skinned haha, thats amazing that Daz's turns purple in the sun, I have seen the ones at the Botanic gardens also with a gorgeous purple colour to them so beautiful,

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Your cactus mix is the BEST Daz :-D I swear the cacti are really putting out some amazing new growth from the tops of them especially the ones that had sat still for the past two years haha, and most of them I just changed the soil and not potted into a bigger pot and most of them haven't even been watered yet but responding to the soil mix like dynamites haha, yes these Opuntia's seem to love a good drink haha :-D thanks so much Daz for your wonderful friendship and support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to England and Singapore for a safe and wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@edithcoliagrandis]

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[@musicalmarion]

What a prickly pair, Lyn.. great video all the best there xx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha they are a Prickly pear indeed :-D thanks so much Marion for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@kathygilbreath6073]

Enjoyed the repotting and a big 👍🏻 to Hans for recording.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the re potting Dear Kathy and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@PleasantPrickles]

That soil mix looks perfect. The second pot of soil looked spent, good that you refreshed! Those are nice sturdy looking Opuntias. Love watching your repotting videos! 💕💕🌵😀💜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The soil mix is working so well for the cacti Michele and I am loving it, they are in desperate need of a soil change haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@chezgirlrose7654]

Good job Lyn, the pear cactus 🌵 is in its new happy home for a while. 👍🏼❤️👍🏼

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Cher for your wonderful friendship and amazing comments and support and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Queensland, Australia for a wonderful evening ahead XXXXX

[@MattB8030]

Thats a very cool and unique opuntia, I love it.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this Opuntia it really is a wonderful unique one to grow, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic plant powered new week XXXX

[@richardclark148]

You yield a mean potting spoon Lyn....thanks for showing us how....and thanks to Hans for filming he gets the camera to follow you around the pot .....it is a very crunchy mix which sounds ideal.....best to both

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the soil mix Richard :-D its nice and crunchy and is working really well for our cacti :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Another great one Lyn, thank you :))

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Fernanda for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@ryanpsaila132]

I love opuntias. You have an extraordinary collection of them. At least although having high air humidity at times and long very dry summers, we have strong sun which makes the opuntias bloom like crazy. I have a lot of opuntias as old as 15 years and when given a lot of sun they get covered with large yellow flowers

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love Opuntia's too Ryan :-D and WOW it must be incredible to see all your Opuntias all blooming so lovely :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@joebeard4588]

Love your prickly pear cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this Prickly pear Joe and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@cristinarnold]

I live in the middle of the Florida Keys, and in my yard we have a prickly pear the size of a vw bug car!!😂 Right now it's full of yellow blooms and A LOT of deep magenta fruit! They burn the outside needles off to eat it 🤷‍♀️ (They're naturally all over from the Calusa Indians) But ouch, I cut a few off last week to give to a friend, and still have 2 microscopic needles in my fingertips 😬 and mine is more flat paddle shaped. And its next to a huge queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum, aka orchid cactus) its flowers are the size of dinner plates, and only bloom and last 1 night, but they smell amazing! And bats are drawn to them. Awesome video as always!💚✌🥰

[@demonhalo67]

Yes broken micro needles are often a challenge to remove when they are too fine to see. When they remain in the skin, the area will normally start to redden after a few hours, become increasingly sensuous, before eventually turning infected. I normally sterilise a sowing needle then prick the skin deep enough it bleeds, then squeeze the area until the sensitivity stops as that is pretty much the only way you know it is out if the fragments are very small.

[@cristinarnold]

@@demonhalo67 I know what you mean, they get infected quick!they were just barely under my skin, but tried everything bc I had quite a few in my fingers, bit I couldn't get 2 out, so I took some Elmer's glue and let it dry then peeled it off and wala! They came out! Tiny microscopic needles! My cat (we think!) Walked into a cactus a few years ago and punctured her eye! But dr said it would heal, and it did, but stayed grey. I know now to never attemp to cut the fruit without protection😂

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW haha at the Prickly Pear the size of a VW ouch I would not want to fall into that big fella haha

[@jensb.9595]

@@desertplantsofavalon yes I've had a few stick in my finger tips & have used bandaids, Tape.. introduce myself as a New Proud Mama Bear to KZbin & Cacti/Succulent world.. I used to grow just maybe A vine inside here & there, things started looking interesting & I just had to have one of these, CPL of those before you know it I've got a room full & I'm looking for the best way to care for them, After losing a few!! 😮🙄 I'd love to see that VW🤩 in full bloom. I can honestly say, I've never seen one like that, only in pics/internet! I'm thinking some of mine are supposed to bloom, but I'm still learning what I have 💯 I'm not sure about being able to put pics up on this site? Any suggestions, would be awesome! I know I've got 3 prickly pear plants..I know bc i cut them from my step mother's that I plants a CPL yrs Back. I will leave a comment above so I can ask my questions & leave my comments.. thank you for the videos..…😍💯-9;

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@jensb.9595 Hi Jennifer

[@sancactusman3096]

Thanks for info!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday today XXXX

[@chomama1628]

Opuntia is on of my favorite genus to grow.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the Opuntia's too Cheryl :-D they are the BEST :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Lovely root system on both plants Lyn, easy to handle as well . That's a great soil mix Lyn and Hans, ill give that a try . My sun flower looks like it's head is bowing .😁. I'll put up on Instagram. Have a great week see you lots of love from Downunder and plenty of plant power. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Peter :-D yes we saw your sunflower on Instagram and it looks like it is saying its prayers and bowing its beautiful head, the soil mix is so good and we are really happy with this mix for our cacti, thanks so much Peter for your wonderful friendship and support and for all of your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and Ellyn lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Downunder for a wonderful evening XXXXX

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[@falzonp1]

Love this video! Is it normal that these Prickly Pear Cactus have no spines? Thanks for sharing important tips! Sending you Lyn and Hans lots of love and wishing you a wonderful afternoon!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the Opuntia canterae video Sylvia :-D the good news is this type of Opuntia doesn't have spines, its a prickly pear without any prickles hahaha, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

[@Joshua-qc3cf]

Hello, I have a very random question. I recently got some Cacti including an opuntia that is in bud and some small flowering cacti but I would like to know what to do over winter to get blooms like this year as I don’t have a greenhouse or a room that I can let cool down. I do have a south facing window with a table next to it but there is a radiator between the window and table which will most likely heat the cacti so I don’t know how I will overwinter them.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Joshua :-D thats wonderful news you have recently got an Opuntia in bud and some flowering cacti,

[@Joshua-qc3cf]

Brilliant, I shall give it a go when winter comes!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@Blogfranciscarobertson6405]

Beautiful ❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

[@kiafarjad2689]

I got one of there bad boys as an anniversary gift and its still so small i take care of it and put it in sunlight behind the window at day and at night i put it on a table but one od the heads is coming off and im worried that its ill and there are 2 small ones in a small pot and its winter now and i water them once every 2 weeks. so i dont know what to do plz answer im worried

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Kia :-D its best to keep them completely dry now without any water at all until the end of March or early April, thats fantastic you have your Opuntia in the sunny window during the day as they love sunshine, at this time of year they are dormant and will not grow at all, but in the spring you should start to see lots more growth appearing, thanks so much for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Yes , unless you live in a warmer dryer climate it's hard to get these plants to bloom. Unless it's like opuntia humifusa, which blooms here in the Ozarks cause it's native here and stands temps way below freezing, a couple of others will here too as long as they can stand the cold winter temps like opuntia imbricata and a couple of others. But yeah in the long run they are hard to get to bloom.🌺From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle , hope you both are well and safe!!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!!!!✌💖🌵🌺🌴🌻🌿

[@desertplantsofavalon]

It would be a dream to live in a warmer and definitely drier climate haha :-D although we have gone weeks here in Ireland and the UK with very little rain, my carnivorous plants are on their last drop LOL! I have just a tiny bit of rain water left and we actually need rain haha, such a rarity here, especially as April is normally our wettest month haha, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and support and for all of your wonderful comments 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 PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a safe and wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@Plantastica]

These are just beautiful! I got a few beautiful opuntia pads last Summer from a seller in Arizona and potted them up to root. I have been waiting patiently and the tiniest two (just little cinnamon bunny ears) finally have growth on them. The huge one (it's about 18in tall) hasn't done anything, nor have the two little Purple Santa Ritas. I had to use the pot that the Santa Ritas are in for something else so got to see their roots for the first time, and the smaller one which nearly didn't survive at first (half of the pad dried up to a crisp and eventually fell off) has spectacular roots, but the larger plump one has next to no roots. Nothing is rotting on it, just tiny inch long roots. Do you think it will eventually get there? I'm planning on putting them all outside once it warms up here in Wisconsin :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you have your little cinnamon bunny ears growing new pads, they can take a good while to send out new pads when they are cuttings, but once they have formed a good root system they will grow nice and fast, I think your Santa Ritas will definitely send out lots of new growth once they have finished forming their roots first, and they will love the outdoors too once the chance of the frost has passed :-D thanks so much Rebecca for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you and Libby and the beautiful pets all lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@CarlsVlogs]

Hi how are all, great your still going strong, tell me have you ever grown Pumpkins?? I have put them in pots about 8 days ago and they are still not showing. Perhaps they take a few more weeks?? Please advice if you can.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Carl :-D I hope you are keeping safe and well too

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[@Inayatqadri476]

Hello please help me .. Which is the right time to report Cactus (opunita ) . please reply me

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, the spring and Summer is the best time to repot Opuntia cactus, thanks so much for watching XXXX

[@Inayatqadri476]

Thanks you so much for reply me 🙏💕 And every cactus report in summer ?

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful love and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@barrycartwright8400]

ive just got a new opuntia santa rita tubac

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The Opuntia Santa rita is a beauty Barry :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@demonhalo67]

Hi!, it is rather sad that many species of this vast and attractive family of cactus plants are regarded as invasive and a controlled weed in many parts of the world. It is their ability to reproduce efficiently via vegetative means and vigorous growth cycles, which has seen some species, (particularly O. Robusta), become very successful in the wild. Closer to home, I have never seen any Opuntia's in Europe grow naturally in the wild very far from the Mediterranean Sea or further north than the French Riviera. Presumably, this is mainly due to the unpredictably wet winters as I have always found the true Opuntias to be quite hardy with regard to cooler temperatures we have in the UK and Ireland. On a personal level, I have always appreciated the disjointed form of sprawling pads of this genera of cacti, and the vociferous flowers generously produced on mature plants. My absolute favourite is the blue opuntioid relative native to the hyper arid areas of N Chile, widely known as the Miqueliopuntia Miquelli. Adult plants really are quite striking.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much James :-D yes its such a shame that the wonderful Opuntia species are regarded as invasive, I really love them and they are the type of cactus that growers either love or hate and no in between haha :-D so true if it wasn't for the wet winters we have they would go well here as our winter temps are so mild in comparison, I love how varied they are and the many different varieties are endless :-D thanks so much James for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Somerset for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

[@bcharlieee]

Ik this vid is from a few years ago but if anyone knows what dead roots look like LMK😅

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, dead roots will be either soft and mushy and have a bad smell or the roots are dry and flake and break away easily, if you are not sure if the roots are dead you can re start Opuntias from pad cuttings as they root easily from pad cuttings by removing a pad and letting the the pad callus ( dry over ) for a week to heal over the cut bottom end of the pad, and then once the cutting has been left for a week it can be potted up in cactus soil, thanks so much for watching XXXX

[@mickeyrosato2567]

Be careful of those glochids! I ended up with cellulitis in my finger and a trip to Urgent Care. I gave my prickly pear away after that.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

OUCH ! yes the glochids are the worst on Prickly pears and so painful and very difficult to remove them too, so sorry you ended up in intensive care thats awful Mickey

[@mickeyrosato2567]

@@desertplantsofavalon Urgent Care is an outpatient walk in clinic like an emergency room. They just cleaned it and gave me antibiotics to take for a week.

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[@dragonfruitalgeria4645]

Produce the fruit

[@desertplantsofavalon]

I have not got any fruits from this yet but hopefully in the future, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX