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 polyacantha hybrid

This form has colourful flowers, difficult to describe. The flowers contain both orange and pink. Spiny pads.

Opuntia polyacantha forma aff. Rusiczka (360)

This form has biggish pads with stiff spines and violet-pink coloured flower. Could be a hybrid.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid E7-13 (182)

This form has intermediate pads with not too many spines and pink somewhat ruffled flowers. There is some white at the edges of the petals.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid Pink Delight (453)

This form has intermediate pads with some spines on top of the pad. Light pink flowers.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid wine-red flower (420)

This hybrid form has intermediate pads with spines on top half of the pad. Wine red flowers, but not in my greenhouse.
Probably a polyacantha-macrorhiza hybrid.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid "Hof" (195)

This hybrid form has pads with short spines and light pink flowers

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid reddish fl. E5-1 (216)

This hybrid form has pads with spines on top of the pad and reddish flowers

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid "Red Glory" (225)

This hybrid form has pads with spines on top of the pad and red-purple flowers. Has perhaps some macrorhiza genes.

Opuntia polyacantha x cymochila hybrid pink-red fl. (268)

This hybrid form has pads with spines on the whole pad and pink-red flowers.

Opuntia polyacantha "Pastel Pink" (277)

This hybrid form has nice spined pads with soft, pastel-pink coloured flowers.

Opuntia polyacantha x macrorhiza (457)

This hybrid form has spineless pads with red-magenta flowers. Probably caries also some cespitosa or humifusa genes. Aurea is also a possibility.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid (600)

This hybrid has chartreuse flowers and nice spiny pads.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid (579)

This hybrid has reddish-cream flowers with some spines on top of the pad.

Opuntia polyacantha "Orange Glory Deluxe" (28)

This hybrid has orange flowers that turn to an orange-pink colour when fading. A hybrid with macrorhiza.

Opuntia polyacantha "Rosebud" (145)

This hybrid has nice spination and a good sized pink-purplish flower.

Opuntia polyacantha "Red Glory" (225)

This hybrid has very nice, multi layered pink flowers and somewhat longer spines, mostly on the upper part of the pad. Probably includes macrorhiza and fragilis.

Opuntia polyacantha "Purple Sky" (230)

This hybrid has very nice pink flowers and light, straight spines on the upper part of the pad. Possibly a hybrid with pottsii. Flowers are difficult to photograph due to the colour.

Opuntia polyacantha (290)

This hybrid has very nice ruffled pink flowers and straight spines on the upper part of the pad. A hybrid with possibly pinkavea.

Opuntia polyacantha (602)

This hybrid has yellow-green flowers and straight spines on the whole pad.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid (576)

This hybrid has pink-red-cream flowers and few, very short spines. Maybe a hybrid with an aurea hybrid.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid "Martin" (335)

This hybrid has nice light brow spination and beautiful pink flowers. Stays relatively small.

Opuntia polyacantha hybrid "Nameo Rose" (283)

This small staying hybrid has small pads and beautiful pink flowers. Probably a hybrid with fragilis.

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