Egy sziklakerti hibrid: Opuntia basilaris × O. erinacea var. utahensis

The Author planted in his rock garden both the yellow flowering Opuntia basilaris and the magenta coloured and thorny Opuntia einacea var. utahensis. The place was not the best for the O. basilaris thus it was replanted in a more suitable place. Later, the Author noticed that a new stem of the plant develope longer thorns which stem prooved to be a separate plant. By this time, the Opuntia einacea var. utahensis died in an undefinied disase. Meanwhile the thorny O. “basilaris” developed its first flower bud in 2011, but there were rainy days during the flowering period. Finally, the Author was able to take photos on its peach coloured flower in 2012 which make it clear that this specimen is a garden hybrid between Opuntia basilaris and Opuntia einacea var. utahensis.