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Oct 19, 2016 2:46 AM CST
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Name: Paul
southern California
Zone 8B/9A
Region: California Herbs
Would anyone happen to know where I could find a clipping of this cactus? Haven't had any luck finding it Thumbs down
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Oct 19, 2016 1:25 PM CST
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Name: Thijs van Soest
Tempe, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Arizona Enjoys or suffers hot summers Cactus and Succulents Xeriscape Adeniums Hybridizer
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Had I known this before last weekend, I could have picked you up some. They had several large cutting on sale at the Desert Botanical Garden Fall plant sale, but that is over now.

However check this website out, this list them as available:
http://www.cactusstore.com/cat...
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Oct 19, 2016 2:57 PM CST
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Name: Paul
southern California
Zone 8B/9A
Region: California Herbs
Ah, too bad! Well thank you for the kind thought regardless. Smiling And thanks for the link!

Just curious, did any of the cuttings on sale have hair? I ordered a pad of O. streptacantha online before but the pad I received was very hairy. I couldn't remember seeing one with hair nor any photos of one with hair. Unless it is only the younger pads that have hairs. Confused
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Oct 19, 2016 4:04 PM CST
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Name: Thijs van Soest
Tempe, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Arizona Enjoys or suffers hot summers Cactus and Succulents Xeriscape Adeniums Hybridizer
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I do not think they come with hairs, but there is another one: Opuntia pilifera that comes with hairs on the aureoles that could be mistaken for O. streptacantha given that the spines are pretty similar. Then of course it could be a monstrose-variety.
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Oct 19, 2016 4:29 PM CST
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Name: Paul
southern California
Zone 8B/9A
Region: California Herbs
I have Opuntia pilifera and it reminded me of it as soon as I saw it. Some descriptions I found of O. streptacantha said the areoles have one or two long hairs but nothing like the furry pad I got. Interesting mystery. Sure wish we had plant sales like that around here!
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