Spring blooms

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:15 pm

Cactus Corner near the "barn"...

Trichocereus pasacana and Neobuxbaumia polylopha in front of Opuntia robusta.

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:17 pm

A more distant (inclusive) view

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Sat May 04, 2013 11:18 pm

North-side view of the main scree garden (30-foot diameter circular bed).

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sun May 05, 2013 8:04 pm

MJ,
no problem. Your garden is neat. From the winter pictures of everything under ice and snow to the spring/summer pics when they are all in bloom.. it's a neat garden.

As for the seeds, I don't have any Corypantha sulcata so if you are willing to send me some seeds of them I will try my hand at growing some.

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Mon May 06, 2013 10:27 am

Gotchacovered.

CactusSquirrel · Post by **CactusSquirrel** » Mon May 06, 2013 4:07 pm

MJPapay wrote:And here is a young Lobivia (not the Notocactus I had mistakenly stated originally) aurea leucomalla.

I was bad

and bought one of these at walmart last night. It already has buds on it. Does yours stay out year round? I have seen conflicting info on their hardiness.

MJPapay wrote:Welcome to the cactus forum, CactusSquirrel.

Everyone has been so welcoming and I have learned so much.

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Mon May 06, 2013 6:42 pm

CactusSquirrel - My oldest Lobivia aurea leucomalla has been through many winters outside unprotected, including 7F then snow, then 9F and more snow.

Similar results with:
Notocactus apricus (aka N. concinnus)
Notocactus submammulosus
(often to be found in the department stores)

and Trichocereus /Lobivia formosus (this one you will have to order from a nursery - I got mine from Mesa Garden!!!!!)

CactusSquirrel · Post by **CactusSquirrel** » Mon May 06, 2013 7:28 pm

Then they won't mind the light frosts here. I grew up in NY and I don't miss the snow. Your Opuntia Robusta is very nice too. How old is yours? I have a pad I'm going to root, do I have to wait for many years before it will bear fruit?

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Tue May 07, 2013 12:51 am

It has been in that spot since 2009 - so four years.

It did not bloom until last year, so I reckon at least three years for you to see blooms (but the flowers pale in comparison to the drama of the spiny blue pads).

hoteidoc · Post by **hoteidoc** » Wed May 08, 2013 10:36 pm

So love to see your stuff, MJ, mostly because I have a LOT of your plants. Even if they don't thrive (or make it), it keeps the hope going. Only "life" in the CH bed @ the moment is the tiniest of pad/blossom buds on several O. fragilis & the E. coccineus (which is looking Really established now

) has 4 tiny blossom buds poking out. The Esc. missour. gave me a whole slew of ripe FB's with LOTS of seeds. I swear I only saw 2 blossoms, so where the other 7 FB's came from...

-- have to assume some sneaky blossoms where there!

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:41 am

the season continues....

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:43 am

and Echinocereus reichenbachii perbellus

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:44 am

and Echinocereus fendleri rectispinus

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:45 am

and Trichocerus shickendantzii hybrids

MJPapay · Post by **MJPapay** » Wed May 29, 2013 11:46 am

and Lobivia aurea leucomalla

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