Some from my Idaho desert garden.

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Some from my Idaho desert garden.

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Some south central Idaho garden pics.

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neat garden,
Lotsa Opuntia flowers! :)

Looks nice, almost Arizona like :)
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pink, pink and more pink! I love them all!
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Them cacti are looking happy in Idaho! Are you feeding them potatoes or something?
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So nice! The huge patch of pink-flowering poly's is probably visible from space when it blooms! :o
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The basilaris clumps are quite a sight!!
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Andy_CT wrote:The basilaris clumps are quite a sight!!
Thanks everyone! :D
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Love it all!!

What is the cactus in the second photo and what is the pink opuntia covered in bloom?
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
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John P Weiser wrote:What is the cactus in the second photo and what is the pink opuntia covered in bloom?
The secound photo is coryphantha vivipara. I have three of them that have formed big clumps.
The first opuntia pic is polyacantha, and the other with 3 cactus patches are all o. basilaris. :)
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Beautiful garden!
Those O. basilaris clumps are really awesome.
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DesertZone
I thought they had to be E. vivpara they are very nice clusters! Do you know the origin of the clone. I like look of it! Spiny, low and clustering. I must say it is one of the nicest I've seen!
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Very nice garden, I like it all, but I particularly like your trio of rusted metal planters. Is that agave in them, or something else?
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Great garden! 8)
I really like the escobaria clumps.
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Beautiful garden!
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John P Weiser wrote:DesertZone
I thought they had to be E. vivpara they are very nice clusters! Do you know the origin of the clone. I like look of it! Spiny, low and clustering. I must say it is one of the nicest I've seen!
Thanks :D
They are E. vivipara, I have just always called them coryphantha because of an older book. :) The big clusters are 14in wide and 11in tall. I bought them from a nursery, but later found out LaMar grew them. I think he said the seed came from a Vegas mountain plant but some must of hybrid with others from his yard. The seed starts easy, so if you want I could send some if they produce any from the big plants.
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