Hardy Gardening

Discuss hardy cacti grown outside all year.
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Happy to see your first cholla bloom Bill. I'm sure there'll be lots more in the future. Glad to see your O. grandiflora looks like mine(except mine has obviously had a tougher life).
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Nice first imbricata bloom Bill! isn't your small flowering whipplei a cholla though :wink:
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Congratulations on the flower Bill.Looks great!
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Andy_CT wrote:Nice first imbricata bloom Bill! isn't your small flowering whipplei a cholla though :wink:
Doh #-o , my bad :lol: OK, the imbricata is only the second cholla to bloom for me. The imbricata is about 2 years older the the dwarf whipplei though.

What can I say, I was caught up in the moment :wink:
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E. Vivipara

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Oh yeah, hard to beat an Esco flower :) Good to see some flowers in your garden Andy :wink:
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Andy I love your close up! Very nice shot!! :thumbright:
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Post by RayC »

Nice one Andy. I was looking into getting one of them localy this year, but they don't seem to be available (places changed their suppliers I think)
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RayC wrote:Nice one Andy. I was looking into getting one of them localy this year, but they don't seem to be available (places changed their suppliers I think)
I've got a bunch of 5 month old seeldings (North Dakota clone), if you can wait a couple years for them to bulk up to outdoor size you are welcome to a few :D
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Sweet!
vivi is looking good!
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I love the outdoor shots guys! Really shows how much one can grow in areas that most people don't associate with cacti!
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Sweet Escobaria!
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Well I've been buisy with my wife's honeydo list for the last week. I'm happy to say the project is compleated. Time to post a few shots.

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa is first up.

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Cylindropuntia imbricata

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Escobaria minima

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Opuntia humifusa

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Escobaria vivipara var. rosea

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Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica.

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Opuntia fragilis a second clone out of North Dakota. I love the red filaments. A pristine flower surrounded by bright green new growth.

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Last my mystery Cylindropuntia. I have a very tentative ID of C. acanthocarpa var.
major??? :dontknow:

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Wow John....Very Wow! 8)
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John, all those blooms are nice! Did you guys finally get some more typical weather to bring them out?
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