Opuntia macrocentra cutting

Opuntia macrocentra Sapphire WaveDescription: The Purple Prickly Pear (Opuntia macrocentra) is a ground-hugging branched shrub up to 60-120 cm tall, up to 3 m wide. The red-tinged succulent pads and very long spines (macrocentra means long spine) easily distinguish it from the many other species of prickly pear. The purple tinge is greatest around the areoles and on the edges, although the entire plant may be purple in winter.The purple tinge is due to betalain pigment (presumably one particular compound, betacyanin) most evident when the plants are stressed by cold or drought.Spines: Most commonly 1-4, produced in areoles only on the upper margin of the pad, usually 3 to 7 cm long Flowers: 5-10 cm long, 6-7 cm in diameter, yellow with brilliant red throat often not opening fully, and in some plants the red pigment extends like a "mid-stripe" on the tepals (rare in OpuntiaBlooming season: Spring-summer, flowers usually last only one day, opens in the middle of the morning and close at