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Opuntia is one that a friend brought me from his visit to the West. I only keep it because of that. This year it was planted outside, and I'm not sure it will make it through the winter. I have many more opuntias, this one is a little bit big for my conditions. Just like the Europeans, I am finding that if you keep small plants, you can have many more. These big opuntias are a pain to grow.
Almost all my large Aloes are winter flowering. This is what blooms here now.