Opuntia fragilis Potato Southwest Europe Each traffic-stopping 3" wide flower

Each traffic-stopping 3" wide flower resembles a sculpted goblet of carmine

This good grower is one of the tallest and most stunning of the Japanese cobra lilies

The 2' tall stalks of pink flowers make for an attractive floral show as well

The 8" long

Each attention-drawing 30" wide clump is topped in late October with 4' tall stalks of bright yellow daisies

Opuntia fragilis Potato Southwest Europe Each traffic-stopping 3" wide flower(aka: Opuntia debreczyi, Opuntia fragilis var. denudata) To borrow some 1970s lingo, you've gotta check out this pad. We usually don't use the word cute to describe a prickly pear cactus, but Opuntia 'Potato' is the exception. This western Colorado form of the dwarf Opuntia fragilis forms a tightly clustering clump of thumb sized near spineless pads, eventually forming a 3" tall x 2' wide patch. This tremendous rock garden specimen also takes on a