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Contest 38: Halloween Special - Dead Plants

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Contest 38: Halloween Special - Dead Plants

Postby CoronaCactus » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:21 am

This contest is geared towards the season and of course, Halloween :)

The theme is dead plants. Pretty self explanitory. Whatever the cause, find a creative photo to show it off!
(Don't be shy, we have all killed plants ;) )


Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus Nursery purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA, sorry but only non-plant prizes can be awarded.

Deadline for submissions will be Sunday November 8th, 2009

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Good Luck to all!!

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Postby Saguaro123 » Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:10 am

I don't know how he died, but at the same time, I decided to do a little disection...
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Postby daiv » Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:13 pm

OK, well I'll submit my "Dead Cactus Montage"!

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Postby Buck Hemenway » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:13 pm

Aloe dichotoma in the "Quiver Tree Forest" near Loeriesfontein South Africa. It's dead, but no one has told the trunk of the tree yet.

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Postby iann » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:16 pm

Trust me its dead, boiled to the core
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Postby Andy_CT » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:39 pm

Opuntia, rotten to the core

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Postby jeffrey6115 » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:11 pm

Glad this was my only loss this summer.Image
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Postby dustin0352 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:49 am

This is what happens when you move and forget you had a plant in a box in the garage...

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Postby Shmuel » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:19 am

Return of the Zombie Sempervivum...

Don't know if this technically counts, but it sure seems lifeless before rising from the dead. It is just now returning to haunt my collection... : )
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Postby panosstavros88 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:16 pm

Astro-Tunnel...

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Postby John C » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:12 pm

A very sad Echinocereus

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Postby Harriet » Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:32 pm

"Hope springs eternal..."Image
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