This 'Prickly Pear Cactus' Pad was cut off of its parent plant back in the fall of 2006. Then it spent the winter sitting in an unheated room under artificial lights for the winter. In the early spring it was placed outdoors (with about 40 other pads) in a tray of gravel. The spring snow and rains came and the cool weather slowly turned to warm sunny days. Then the cut pads began to grow roots like this one - so now they are potted in their own flower pots and growing as new plants. This one is turned upside down to show the roots it put out before it was planted.

Labels: spring