Lewisia cotyledon hybrid http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5708302303_502e9b7088_z_1.jpg Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5708306521_49e0739648_z_1.jpg Gilia tricolor http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5708884172_dc2a274368_z_1.jpg...

Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifolia http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5699770000_b57bae08c3_z_1.jpg Lasthenia chrysantha the fuzzy plant is a dry-land clover Trifolium andersonii ssp. andersonii http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5699831170_eeb6326512_z_1.jpg Eriogonum c...

Spring is springing around here! Cistanthe tweedyi ( syn. Lewisia tweedyi) http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5694666947_361ae8e705_z_1.jpg Fritillaria atropurpurea this is a small dry-land lily from western North America. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5697550101_b72706cf05_...

Echinocereus knippelianus sails through my winters with no problems. It's even throwing a pup out.

We are finally getting enough warmth to help bud up the cacti. Here are some companion plants, my first Echinocereus blossoms of the year and new acquisitions. Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5628775431_7a75f1937a_z_1.jpg Echinocereus ledingii...

Hi Charles
Great to see you posted pictures of your Pedio. nigrospina before I got around to it. Your pictures are better any way.

ian I'm sure you are right about the heat affecting Delosperma nubigenum and Delosperma basuticum. This is often the case with alpine species from many Genera. The bigger problem is the combining high heat with high humidity. That is like a double whammy, it seems to be a deadly combination for most...

Peter in 1989 I lived in North Dakota. Talking about cold subzero weather takes me back and not in a good way!! :shaking: LadyV For a short list of hardies, take a look at the list posted at the top of this section of the forum. I put it together last year. They should all work for you. Or take a lo...

My Cylindropuntia spinosior are no were near that far along. They are just breaking dormance. Congrats and I woun't tell them were the mystery cacti came from.

The list you provided are all hardy for me in Reno. We get down too 0 degrees in the winter. I see no problem with any of them in your location. I would plant them all in full sun, that's how I grow them.

This particular delosperma is a tiny little gem. It forms a tight little mat about five inches across with leaves about half an inch tall. The leaves all pointing toward the sky. The flowers are half inch across a little smaller than a dime. (I know they look bigger in the photos! :wink: ) It is an ...

Well things are slow around here. just when I think we may get a few days in the 70F range, it cools off again. I do have a few in bloom. Thought you guys and gals would like to see my latest photos of Delosperma sphalmanthoides. It is in full bloom right now. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix...

The early spring ethereals are not alone when it comes to early blooms. There are also a few dry-land perennials putting on a show along side them. These plants use modified leaf surfaces to combat water loss. One of the modifications involves the use of fine hairs to shade the surface and dissipate...

Thank you all for the encouragement!

Dave my door is always open! I'm sure Charles would welcome you also.
If anyone else is ever in the area look me up. It would be a pleasure to meet you.

A continuation of early spring ethereals Viola beckwithii http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_5583424136_f1a3988144_1.jpg Hesperochiron californicus http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_4110497479_9cd60a249a_1.jpg Fritillaria pudica http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/1167_55816...