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Opuntia Ficus-indicavar. 'Lynnwood' |
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This view of the plant shows the fast growth this
variety is capable of.
These plants are planted 18 inches apart, and are beginning their third year of growth.
This close up view of Lynnwood shows what the pads
look like.
You can see the spines that this variety does carry.
They are not too troublesome, and can be scraped off easily enough.
The new leaves here are now ready to harvest, they are the light green leaves at the top
of the plant.
The older leaves turn a glaucus blue color.
But the color in reality is not quite as deep blue as depicted here,
the camera caught the light just right and made the plants look bluer than normal.
There are several flower buds visible at the top of the
plant.
This photo shows to good advantage the nice fruiting
of Lynnwood.
You can easily see the large spines and glochids on this variety.
This is one to handle with tongs. It is still low in glochids compared to most wild
varieties.
But cannot be in any way be construed as being spineless.
It is still an attractive plant that will not cause much in the way of spiny trouble if
used as landscape plants.
The fruit is large and very sweet, and can easily be peeled and juiced for a nice red
juice, syrup or jelly.
This is Vickie holding some mature Lynnwood cuttings.
These leaves are large, and the weight is also.
These were taken in spring when the leaves are just putting out new growth.
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