Hardiness depends on where you live
Hardiness depends on where you live
My Town home front yard in Tucson, Arizona:
"Cereus hildmannianus cultivar" .......... (sensu lato)
Trichocereus cultivar ..........
Most Mexican and Andean cereiod and globular cacti (and of course US south-western desert cacti/xerophytes) grow well as garden landscape plants here. I even grew some of my Brazilians in my font yard here - until last year's 17°F record low temp severely damaged my Coleocephalocereus aureus plants - I no longer grow them in my front yard during the winter. BTW, strangely enough (to me) my Discocactus placentiformis survived that cold spell completely unscathed!
"Cereus hildmannianus cultivar" .......... (sensu lato)
Trichocereus cultivar ..........
Most Mexican and Andean cereiod and globular cacti (and of course US south-western desert cacti/xerophytes) grow well as garden landscape plants here. I even grew some of my Brazilians in my font yard here - until last year's 17°F record low temp severely damaged my Coleocephalocereus aureus plants - I no longer grow them in my front yard during the winter. BTW, strangely enough (to me) my Discocactus placentiformis survived that cold spell completely unscathed!
Last edited by jp29 on Fri Mar 14, 2014 5:17 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Hardiness depends on where you live
Excellent! I have to figure out how to grow outside. I have lots of critters. Thanks for your posts.
Constantly amazed,
Stephen
Stephen
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Re: Hardiness depends on where you live
Amazing that the Discocactus could support that... Could that C. peruvianus be a C. hildmannianus?
Bruno
Re: Hardiness depends on where you live
Note the "Cereus peruvianus cultivar" in quotes - it could be just as well be "Cereus hildmannianus cultivar (hybrid)", but other enthusiasts seem to prefer the former epithet - hence (sensu lato). Actually, Brunãozinho, I prefer "Cereus hildmannianus cultivar" so I have changed it.Brunãozinho wrote:.......... Could that C. peruvianus be a C. hildmannianus?
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Just curious. Are your winters in Tuscon pretty much without rain?
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You are so lucky, I wish I could have outdoor cactus.
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Here are the climate statistics for Tucson, Henrius.Henrius wrote:Just curious. Are your winters in Tuscon pretty much without rain?
James
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There are a number of opuntia that are winter hardy.Gail wrote:You are so lucky, I wish I could have outdoor cactus.
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Re: Hardiness depends on where you live
That is true but they don't survive
Dutch winters .
Dutch winters .
“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
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Why not?phyllonemus wrote:That is true but they don't survive
Dutch winters .
If it's due to a lot of rain, I live in an area where we have rainy winters also.
I could probably send you some..
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Oh, yes, should be tens or cacti species that survive in Dutch climate outdoors. My Opuntia polyacantha does even in a pot, at below -30 C.
So does Escobaria vivipara in my back yard, both native to Canada. May be You should make a raised bed to drain the excessive moisture.
So does Escobaria vivipara in my back yard, both native to Canada. May be You should make a raised bed to drain the excessive moisture.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
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wow! that "Cereus hildmannianus cultivar" is amazing, and all those flowers are so beautiful!