Growing in the Sierra Nevada "Rain Shadow "

Discuss hardy cacti grown outside all year.
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John C
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You have such an awsome garden! 8)
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yup and it keeps getting better every year! :)

Interesting flower color on the davisii...more the of like a russanthus flower.

Can't wait for those Opuntia and cholla flowers to burst open!
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The sun is shinning, The birds are singing, The bees are still hibernating!!?? :? But it's still a fine spring day!! :D

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I hope you all are also experiencing a great day! :D
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Great looking spring day John :) You just brightened up my wet and cool spring day with those pictures.
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Nice! Is that another Titanopsis?
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No Andy I have only the one. It just popped a few more flowers open yesterday. They didn't open all the way, do to cold winds and cloudy weather. But today it's warming and sunny. I think it likes it that way!! :D

Bill Glad to be of service!! :wink:
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YES! keep em coming John, 8)
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Your garden is simply amazing! Great plants!
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Tony are you sure you want more? I wouldn't want to bore you guys. :lol:

Thank all of you, for your kind words!
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I'm sure I will be posting many more shots real soon. :wink:
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Looks great John. Love that pink mesemb.
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Post by hob »

John i guess looking at mine in a sea of pots i tend to forget that cacti grow in among other plants, you garden is always a great reminder that they do, looking real good there with those wild flowers all in bloom 8)
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Opuntia basilaris framed by Layia glandulosa. Layia are native to the western states. They are spring annuals from dry summer areas. Some species will be yellow with white petal tips. L. glandulosa is the most widely distributed.

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A few updated shots of my garden. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them. :D

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It's a good thing that you like taking pictures :)
Whats not to enjoy, you got a beautiful desert paradise there :D
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More great pics of your awesome yard.Looks to really be waking up. Is that a Yucca is bloom in the last pic? If so, which one? glauca?
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