Prickly Pear Cactus

I don’t ever quite get used to seeing cacti here, and I still have trouble accepting that they’re flowering plants!

8 thoughts on “Prickly Pear Cactus”

bushboy August 14, 2025 at 1:47 pm

Prickly Pear is a declared noxious weed in Australia. At one time so much of the country was covered in the stuff. One successful biological control was the introduction of the Cactoblastis Moth
FYI

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1. Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:46 pm
  
  Interesting video Brian. A successful control introduction. Whatever next.
  
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  1. bushboy August 14, 2025 at 6:54 pm
    
    Compared to other biological controls introduced into Australia, this was a winner.
    
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    1. Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:56 pm
      
      Indeed.
      
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restlessjo August 14, 2025 at 9:34 am

We have loads! Most flower in yellow or orange xx

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1. Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:33 pm
  
  Not a huge amount here, but definitely noticeable in some spots.
  
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The Snow Melts Somewhere August 14, 2025 at 9:17 am

This reminds me of my weirdest cacti sighting: a chicken family lived under some cacti in a park in Spain. Chicks, rooster, hens and all!

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1. Graham Post authorAugust 14, 2025 at 6:31 pm
  
  Perhaps the cacti offered them some protection from predators.
  
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