ID a succulent for a noob garderner

Hi there good people of aus cacti forum


my landlords were removing a garden and saved this plant here...


it got trampled by the dog and broke so i took a cutting let it callous and potted it with some cactus soil sand and perlite. hopefully itll grow roots again

can anyone tell me what it is by chance? it was twice as big before and an that was one of two branches, it also had curved pointy leafy things growing out from the bottom like a bush.

cheers

Dan

Opuntia microdasys var. alba.

Correct majcka. I have three of these all with diffrent colours. One white, one vibrant yellow and another rust brown colour.

Correct

Thanks guys... quick reply hopefully it roots well and it survives First plant ive taken time to care for before and dont wanna be the guy who killed a cactus :p

MenTal_PaTienT wrote:

Thanks guys... quick reply :)hopefully it roots well and it survives :)First plant ive taken time to care for before and dont wanna be the guy who killed a cactus :p

Don't worry.  Most here will have killed their fair share of cacti

A word of caution with this species.  They are notorious for their glochids and you will want to use tongs when handling them.  I had a couple but the nuisance value was too much.  Also butterflies are fond of laying their larvae on them with the result they get eaten before you know it.

Yes those little hairs are quite funny feeling when they get in your finger, plastic gloves seemed to work quite well.

It sits right were i have my coffee every morning so ill be sure to watch for any critters sneaking there way in!