http://www.friday.com/bbum/2008/05/17/yellow-prickly-pear-opuntia-unknown-blooms/ ...so google can index my head. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2008/05/17/yellow-prickly-pear-opuntia-unknown-blooms/comment-page-1/#comment-190058 Opuntia ficus indica Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/?p=1032#comment-190058 Lovely. Opuntia ficus indica also has various medicinal uses - including use as a hangover cure. :) Lovely. Opuntia ficus indica also has various medicinal uses – including use as a hangover cure.

]]> http://www.friday.com/bbum/2008/05/17/yellow-prickly-pear-opuntia-unknown-blooms/comment-page-1/#comment-187687 Charles Sun, 25 May 2008 20:46:41 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/?p=1032#comment-187687 If I recall correctly, prickly pear blooms close at night. It's been a while since you posted, so the short-lived blooms are probably gone by now, but if not, check it out. There are quite a few cactus that close their blooms at night, apparently it's an evolutionary adaptation to prevent water evaporation. If I recall correctly, prickly pear blooms close at night. It’s been a while since you posted, so the short-lived blooms are probably gone by now, but if not, check it out. There are quite a few cactus that close their blooms at night, apparently it’s an evolutionary adaptation to prevent water evaporation.

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