I photographed several of the beavertail cacti along the RV drive today. This large one, in particular, has been very prolific in the production of new paddles and flower pods this year.
Many of the cacti that we have transplanted are doing so well that, after this season, we will have to trim them back from the RV drive and either transplant the cut paddles or discard them. It seems a shame to do so, because of the beautiful flowers, but this variety is very aggressive and relatively immune to being eaten by the wildlife.
We also have some hedgehog cacti that need to be divided and relocated. We will do that after the flowers are gone for the year. The hedgehogs don’t spread as aggressively as the beavertails, but a couple of them are getting pretty big.
