[Arid_gardener] RE: possible ID for your cactus

[Donald Garnett]

Dear Phyllis
 
>From your description, my guess is that you have a so-called "Indian Fig" prickly pair,
whose Latin species name is Opuntia ficus-indica. It is indeed a spectacular landscape
plant and quite common as such. You should be able to find plenty of information on it on Google
if you search for the Latin name.
 
    good luck
    Don Garnett
    Tucson> ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:13:54 -0700 (MST)> From: pvincent10 at cox.net> Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page> To: <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>> Message-ID: <200803131613.m2DGDsVG023249 at Ag.arizona.edu>> > Phyllis > 85351> pvincent10 at cox.net> > I have a huge cacti plant in my yard, and I cannot find information on it anywhere. It is easily propagated, and> is fast growing from a pad. The original is about twenty to> twenty five feet tall and ten to twelve feet wide, with large,> flat,smooth pads (no needles) and wide spreading, smooth limbs with pads. It is massive, the main trunk is a foot in diameter. It flowered last summer, but only at the very top.> I cannot find one like it in any website or cacti book. I would> like to know the name of it. My neighbors love it.> 
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