Trial and Error in Florida 2012
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Your outdoor bed is looking great Harriet - I like the arrangement of rocks and the dry stream bed - it really works and will just get better as the plants fill out.
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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Thanks Daiv, the dry stream bed functions as a drain for that bed, so as far as I am concerned it works in more ways than one!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Latest Blooms and Buds:
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
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Wonderful photos!
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magnificent flowers harriet, especially the last two
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Thank you!
Even with a missing petal, the E. oxygona is one of my favorites.
Even with a missing petal, the E. oxygona is one of my favorites.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Nice little show coming on the humifusa!
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I sure hope some of those buds are flowers! If they are all new pads, that plant will soon take over my yard.
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Harriet wrote:I sure hope some of those buds are flowers! If they are all new pads, that plant will soon take over my yard.
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Fingers crossed!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Most of those are flowers, guaranteed ![thumbright :thumbright:](./images/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif)
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I went out earlier today to inspect the buds. Many are looking pretty flowery, but there are quite a few pads too. I am definitely NOT unhappy with that plant!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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"Back in the day" in this area of Florida, you never used to see the range of "Southwestern" type plants that are sold now. It delights me to see Cacti, Succulents and Agaves more frequently. So when I do, I reward the smart nurserymen by buying new stuff every chance I get. Today it was a pot of sedum, and an Agave. I'm not sure of the Agave, it was not labeled, but I suspect it is the hybrid called "Sharkskin" as it has really cool sandpapery leaves. I got a small one as the really beautiful big one was outrageously expensive... Can anyone ID it for me?
The sedum was a surprise. I got it because it looked so good in its hanging basket! Don't know which one it is, but if it will continue to look good I'll continue to enjoy it!
The sedum was a surprise. I got it because it looked so good in its hanging basket! Don't know which one it is, but if it will continue to look good I'll continue to enjoy it!
It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
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Your agave looks like A. weberi to me. Definitely not sharkskin.
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- One of my oldest plants making up for no blooms last year.
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- Flowers - gotta love the color!
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It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)