The cactus we rescued from a nearby park has four new paddles this spring. It started out as a single paddle in 2010 and has grown to the point where I’m going to have to plant it out in Damsel’s rock and cactus garden west of the house. I posted about this cactus when two new paddles appeared in July of 2011. I also posted about it last August. Click on the image to enlarge.
That’s the “Cow’s Tongue” version of Opuntia Engelmannii, but sure enough, “Lawyer’s Tongue” is more fitting! >:-)
Yep they’re known by a variety of names – I like the lawyer version best as well.