Opuntia fragilis Potato Chrysanthemum We grow this in our

We grow this in our hot

or all summer long

where it was determined to be a new species and subsequently named in 2002

and released by Blooms of Bressingham

Opuntia fragilis Potato Chrysanthemum We grow this in our(aka: Opuntia debreczyi, Opuntia fragilis var. denudata) To borrow some 1970s lingo, you've gotta check out this pad. We usually don't use the word cute to describe a prickly pear cactus, but Opuntia 'Potato' is the exception. This western Colorado form of the dwarf Opuntia fragilis forms a tightly clustering clump of thumb sized near spineless pads, eventually forming a 3" tall x 2' wide patch. This tremendous rock garden specimen also takes on a