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Dec 12, 2011 4:29 PM CST

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Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.

This is growing in a friends garden. I'm relatively certain it is a Cholla but uncertain as to which one. Any help?

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Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)
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Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)
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Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah

| @Paul2032 | Post #189102 (1)

Dec 12, 2011 4:38 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

This one looks like a good candidate http://wildflower.org/plants/r...

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

| @frostweed | Post #189114 (2)

Dec 12, 2011 4:46 PM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

Yes, it does. Or Silver Cholla. Opuntia echinocarpa var. echinocarpa

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #189118 (3)

Dec 12, 2011 5:05 PM CST

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Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.

Thanks to both of you. I'll wait a day to add it to the data base. I'll look forward to seeing it bloom next year.

Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah

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