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Jason's Junk -- '09
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:01 am
by mendel
We had our first flower of the season today.
Pediocactus simpsonii, its got 9 flower buds
Weve got a few more that will go anytime........
Echinocereus coccineus, Franklin Mountains, Tx
Echinocereus viridiflorus, Cheyenne County, CO, 4300'
best regards,
Jason
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:19 am
by John C
Nice ones!
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:13 am
by peterb
Loving that Pedio! Hope it gets crowned by a lot of those flowers at once, that's always a cool sight.
peterb
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:49 am
by CoronaCactus
Sweet dude!
Awesome plants
'bout time it quite snowing
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:23 am
by mendel
Thanks for the comp-le-ments, us cool climate sorts get a late start, but it all shakes out in the end........
I transplanted 4 varieties of cabbage into the veggie beds today, yup its still early spring here. The potatoes are just breaking the ground......
Good times, good times!
Next installment, 'Opuntias Gone Wild!'
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:52 am
by Andy_CT
Awesome!
Those Viridiflorus are nice clumpers
Can't wait for the next installment
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:26 am
by kevin63129
Great job man!I hope to have some outdoor cacti myself someday.Thanks for showing me what can be done.
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:21 am
by hegar
I like those big and healthy looking clumps of cacti. Once that claret cup has all those buds open it will be a sight to behold!
Harald
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:10 pm
by Tony
Very nice clumps!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:09 pm
by Tom2643
Aw now I'm jealous! I've tried all those plants and they've all gone kaput for me. Looking good though!
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:34 pm
by peterb
What's especially cool about Pediocactus simpsonii are the distinctly different forms from its very wide distribution. (not the named forms either, but just P. simpsonii). You can have a ton of variety just growing 12-15 different collections.
peterb
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:38 pm
by ihc6480
Good looking blooms Jason
Yor spring seems to be a little ahead of mine
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:04 am
by John P Weiser
What's this junk thing? I didn't see any junk in that batch? By the way congrats on your first flower of the season.
Those clumps are nice!!
Next installment, 'Opuntias Gone Wild!'
Opuntias gone wild can't wait!!
Why do I have to wait!
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:16 am
by daiv
The Pediocactus here have buds on them too. About a week behind you. It's amazing how quickly they bloom in the spring.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:10 am
by mendel
I has out pulling weeds today. The P simpsonii looks like it will have 4 flowers tomorrow, so ill get another set of shots. They are from 9000' elev in Chaffee County Colorado. I consider it a small form, but it does offset freely. Did the one I sent you live Bill?
That plant is a wild collection from some pasture my brother bought. He was going to be pasturing 3 pack strings of mules on the land, so I figured id rescue a few plants before they were pulverized. He takes people hunting and fishing, carries ther crap on his mules, and looks for lost idiots.
The Opuntias are covered in new growth, its spectacular!
Pics tomorrow.......