iann wrote:Mmmmm .... looks tasty

I would want to eat it.

Very Nice!

Nice plants and good pics, thanks for sharing.

mughal113 wrote:beautiful show

I agree

mjazz wrote:These plants are in Idaho?

Yep, I have seen them only twice, these where at 8000ft elv.
I think they are also found in Oregon.

iann wrote: I have doubts that any of these would survive 15F

Good point, I think there are some better cold hardy sp.

A link to Plantasia Cactus Gardens 2011

Lower part of the post is from my garden

http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... falls.html

I think the wet will hurt more than the cold. Kept them dry in the winter, a good gravel mix. The bigger the better, even cold hardy small barrels don't take the cold well, but I don't think you are going to get that cold there?

daiv wrote:Nice Pedio and really wonderful photos all around.

I was really close to making an Idaho trip this year with a friend to do some exploring like that. Maybe next year. Your pics are motivating!

Come on over, we'll jump in a rig and look around.

iann wrote:That's a big looking Pediocactus. Have you ever been up there when they're in flower?

Thats the biggest I have seen them in the wild, but no I have never been at that spot before.

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Idaho Pediocactus,
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... ition.html

I went to SE AZ, and this is some of the damage I found. I was amazed at the amount of palms that lived through the cold, many people down there told me that it was below 0 :shock: . Two parts of the blog http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2011/06/cochise-county-vacation.html and part 2 http://un...

loved it, good feel to the pics.

It's going to love it, they are native to areas with monsoon rains.