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 phaecantha (123)

From Selig, Arizona.

Opuntia phaecantha (149)

Kirschrot.

Opuntia phaecantha (173)

E7-3

Opuntia phaecantha (183)

E2-4

Opuntia phaecantha Orangeade (183)

A strong orange flowering phaecantha, possibly a hybrid

Opuntia phaecantha (411)

A strong yellow flowering phaecantha, nice spination, might be true

Opuntia phaecantha Sedonia AZ (168)

A strong orange-pink flowering phaecantha, ngets bigger, may have some engelmannii in it

Opuntia phaecantha gigantea (430)

Spiny pads, but not that big. Pink flowers with some orange in it

Opuntia phaecantha "Purple Mesa" (4)

Spiny pads with a dark pink flower. A very nice plant.

Opuntia phaecantha (24)

Spiny(!) pads with a chartreuse flower.

Opuntia phaecantha "Mesa Sky" (36)

Big plants with yellow to soft yellow flowers, with red-orange veins all the way to the end of the petals. Big fruits!

Opuntia phaecantha (69)

Spiny plants with pink flowers. Might be a hybrid

Opuntia phaecantha E7-3 (173)

Plants with light brown, slightly bend spines. Biggish pads and big pink flowers.

Opuntia phaecantha albispina MUG 177

Plants with white spines and yellow flowers. Glochids increase with age. This plant comes from Mohave, Hualapai Mts, Hayden Peak, AZ from an altitude of 2800 m.

Plants can be medium to large (and even very large), flowers can have all sorts of colours, but yellow with some orange or red in the throat is common.
Plants grow usually easy, and have lots of flowers. Some forms have very nice fruit, which can be eaten fresh or used for jelly.