Beautiful pic! I love cactus!

John, could you please elaborate on what hybrid this cactus is? Does it need winter protection? It resembles Ferocactus wislizenii, which I have on my To Do list because some sources list it as Zone 7 plant - has anyone tried it here?

I will try to see if the tag is still around. I know it didn't have a species name, just genus and 'hybrid'. I did put a bucket over it once or twice during the winter, when the night time lows were in the mid twenties. Other than that it was exposed to the weather. It is on the windy side of my cactus garden so I was surprised it did so well, even some of the hardy opuntia cactus had wind burn spots on their pads. It is now finished blooming and doesn't look like it is going to make any fruit. Some of the newer (smaller) ones now have flower buds, I can't wait to see what color they bloom.

That is very pretty!! Those Cacti in the back of the picture look very similar to some wild ones I have here. I'm thinking of digging up some of these to take to the new house, I don't have any of them there. Kinda weird I guess, that they would be native here and not be about 30 miles further south.

I see them often in people's gardens around Raleigh. No one has ever said what their name is. I don't remember if this one had a tag when it showed up at the plant swap. It is starting to open up flowers, it will be stunning in a week when the whole mound is in bloom.

Oh they are! The wild ones here are kinda spotted in little clumps thru out the woods. They have beautiful yellow flowers all over them! I will see if I can find a pic of the ones here, and post for you. I'd love to know what they are. I remember as a child my Grandmother brought one home from this area of SC for her garden, she was from the Bennetsville SC area. She loved that cactus but I don't remember it ever blooming in Belmont. Mine aren't blooming yet here, this lingering cold seemed to delay them.

Nannerbelle,
That wild yellow cactus is all over my woods. They are gorgeous, no wonder your grandma loved it! Yes, bring it with you, I would. You will miss it if you don't.
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I've got several nice clusters of it marked to bring to the new place. I love it too! I loved my hubby's comment, he said, "I've never seen a Cactus flower before, no wonder they talk about them so much." They are truly beautiful!

The nameless low-growing cacti with yellow flowers appear to be Opuntia humifusa (syn: Opuntia compressa). They are native to wide areas of eastern North America from Florida to Massachusetts and Southern Ontario and west to New Mexico and Montana.

I like the way mine lays flat on the ground during the winter and then fluffs back up once Spring arrives.