Tunilla?
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Tunilla?
Bought this as something else (Opuntia pusilla) at the NW Cactus Mart. It was in bud and clearly not that. Tunilla soehrensii? Any ideas? Still pleased about it as I wanted more Tunilla anyway. Am up to three now.
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Re: Tunilla?
interesting ?
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Re: Tunilla?
It is. In real life there is a little more purple.
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Re: Tunilla?
It is not Airampoa (Tunilla) soehrensii because the flowers would be yellow and I cannot think of an Airampoa ( Tunilla) with dark red flowers with a hint of purple. It could be one of the many Caribbean small Opuntias like O. pusilla but again that has yellow flowers also.
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Re: Tunilla?
Thank you Ray.
Interesting. It was the flower colour that made me rule out pusilla.
Interesting. It was the flower colour that made me rule out pusilla.
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Re: Tunilla?
Hi Darren just had a quick look through the Opuntia section of my photo library of my plants and 2 plants similar to yours with the same flower colours were Opuntia rutilla ( name very similar ? ) and Opuntia fragilis cv freiberg.
Check those names out and I hope this helps.
Check those names out and I hope this helps.
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Re: Tunilla?
I think this is a Tunilla.
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Re: Tunilla?
Here’s a Tunilla from the Mirador del Payogasta with similar coloured flowers.
The camera on the phone (and indeed my SLR) struggles with this type of red / purple colour.Mike
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Re: Tunilla?
Thanks Mike. That does look very similar. The segments on my plant are perhaps a little more rounded but otherwise a good match.
Darren nr Lancaster UK. Growing Conophytum, Lobivia, Sulcorebutia, bulbs etc.