Opuntias grow with water, right temperatures, right soil and sufficent attention.
They show a remarkable abilty to come back from cold, scorching heat or neglect. But if you treat them well, they will surprise you with growth, flowers and some more growth.

Opuntias grow with water, right temperatures, right soil and sufficent attention.
They show a remarkable abilty to come back from cold, scorching heat or neglect. But if you treat them well, they will surprise you with growth, flowers and some more growth.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid "Viola"(349)

This hybrid has pink flowers and big pads. Spines only on the upper part of the pad. Robust plants, should be winterhardy.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid dusky pink flower(475)

This hybrid has dusky pink flowers and medium sized pads. Light coloured spines on the upper part of the pad.

Opuntia macrorhiza "Chloe"

This hybrid has yellow flowers with an orange throat. Spiny pads, with straw coloured.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid (486)

This form has very nice pink-red flowers with spination on the upper part of the pad.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid (465)

This form has very nice orange apricot flowers that fade to a soft pink apricot with age. Spination on the upper part of the pad.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid (605)

This hybrid (several plants) have very nice flowers in different colours. From no spines to quite spiny.

Opuntia macrorhiza x polyacantha (6)

This hybrid has creamy peach flowers. Probably a hybrid with polyacantha, as the flower looks like polyacantha "Crystal Tide", only with a creamy peach colour.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid (328)

This hybrid has yellow flowers with an orangy-red throat. Rather thinly spined, with areoles far apart. The pads sometimes contort.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid rose flower (313)

This hybrid has rose flowers with some white on the petals, glochids on the older pads and whitish spines.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid pinkish-peach flower (285)

This hybrid has very nice pinkish-peach flowers with not too spiny pads. Older pads get more glochids.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid "Chloe" (532)

This hybrid has nice sized pale yellow flowers with some orange at the base. A light green stigma, so a hybrid. Spines on almost the whole pad.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid "Candy Apple" (581)

This hybrid has nice sized pink-purple flowers and spines on the upper part of the pad.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid "Bubble Gum" (599)

This hybrid has nice sized pinkish flowers with some orange and very few spines, if any.

Opuntia macrorhiza hybrid cream peach (6)

This hybrid has nice sized creamy peachy yellow flowers with a red base (because of the stamens). Mostly shorter spines, a few longer. Spreads. Probably a hybrid with a polyacantha.

Pads can be big or small, with many spines, few or none.
All are very frost hardy, just like true macrorhiza. Winterhardyness depends on the other parent.
Flower colour differs immens, with evertything between white and dark red.