Jason's Junk -- '09

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:59 pm

Jason asked:

Did the one I sent you live Bill?

Not sure yet

Kept it in a pot this winter, it's pretty shrunk up but I think there's life still there

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:35 pm

ihc6480 wrote:Jason asked:
Did the one I sent you live Bill?
Not sure yet Kept it in a pot this winter, it's pretty shrunk up but I think there's life still there

Is this your first time growing Pediocactus? It's mine too.

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:52 am

ihc6480 wrote:Jason asked:
Did the one I sent you live Bill?
Not sure yet Kept it in a pot this winter, it's pretty shrunk up but I think there's life still there

Put it outside and let it get rained on Bill, Pedios like that this time of year.

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:59 pm

mendel wrote:
ihc6480 wrote:Jason asked:
Did the one I sent you live Bill?
Not sure yet Kept it in a pot this winter, it's pretty shrunk up but I think there's life still there
Put it outside and let it get rained on Bill, Pedios like that this time of year.

It's outside now and it's raining-- Tis the season for rain here

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:22 pm

Its cloudy and cold today. I had the time to get out into the yard to get some shots of the various plants in my miniature garden.

Opuntia species 'little monk'

Echinocereus chlorathus, it has a bit of cold damage, but will still flower it seems

Opuntia heacockii

O. viridiflora, hopefully it will flower this year

O fragilis, 'Alberta sunset'', with some 'roundup' treated, soon to be dead, grass

O fragilis 'black cat'

E missouriensis

O fragilis 'potato cactus', partially covered by a young mullein plant

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:30 pm

more........

O fragilis, Cheyenne County, CO, 4300' elev

Echinocereus viridiflorus, Cheyenne County, CO, 4300', extreme lemon smell, what a gas!!

P simpsonii, its a bit cool so no flower show today

A nice yound clump of Escobaria vivipara, Cheyenne County, CO, 4300' elev

O fragilis, 'little grey mound'

O fragilis/humilis hybrid 'east meets west'

O fragilis 'nevada cushion'

Post by **daiv** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:33 pm

That O fragilis 'potato cactus' is the coolest cold hardy, I've seen yet!

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:37 pm

Yet more, ive been working on my photo skills, I hope you folks can tell.....seriously.........LOL

O polyacantha 'Claude Arno'

O polyacantha, 'wavy gravy', a fasciated(sp) form

Opuntia hybrid 'red gem'

One of my favorites, O polyacantha, 'peter pan', look at the growth on this sexy little monkey

O brachyclada, up close and personal

O polyacantha x fragilis 'lemon gem'

O erinacea v. columbiana

O rutilla

These are the plants that caught my eye this afternoon, I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.

best regards,

Jason

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:42 pm

I'll take 1 of each!
Dude, those are flippin' awesome!
Beautiful plants

and great photos!

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:43 pm

Thanks Darryl, glad you like them! I cant wait until next year, as they will probably begin to bloom (all were planted last spring).

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri May 01, 2009 8:59 pm

I wish ya hadn't of said that...now i'm not gonna be able to sleep till next year!!! lol

The amount of new growth on all of them is just incredible!

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:05 pm

Awesome start to the season man.

I've got a few of those same ones from Kelly G. too and its interesting to see that your growth is spinier that mine. Must be that blazing sun out there in the high plains

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Fri May 01, 2009 11:52 pm

Great to see every thing breaking dormance!! I look forward to flowering season with great anticipation!!

It's nice to see a close up of 'wavy gravy'. I've only seen the shot on Kelly's web sight. I didn't realize the edges of the pads were wavy also. It will be interesting to see the flowers.

PeterPan is going gang busters!

That is the polyacantha that never gets mature pads, isn't it? Very cool!

In fact they are all very cool.

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:15 am

wonderful bunch, wonderful variety Jason. I had no idea there were so many different forms of polyacantha.

peterb

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:21 am

The ole garden is looking good Jason

Can't wait to see some more of it and the flowers .

Jason's Junk -- '09

miniature garden

please forgive the weeds, its rained a bit lately.......