Jason's Junk -- '09

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:01 am

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

John C · Post by **John C** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:19 am

Nice ones!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:13 am

Loving that Pedio! Hope it gets crowned by a lot of those flowers at once, that's always a cool sight.

peterb

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:49 am

Sweet dude!
Awesome plants

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:23 am

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!'

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:52 am

Awesome!

Those Viridiflorus are nice clumpers

Can't wait for the next installment

kevin63129 · Post by **kevin63129** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:26 am

Great job man!I hope to have some outdoor cacti myself someday.Thanks for showing me what can be done.

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:21 am

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

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:10 pm

Very nice clumps!

Tom2643 · Post by **Tom2643** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:09 pm

Aw now I'm jealous! I've tried all those plants and they've all gone kaput for me. Looking good though!

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:34 pm

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

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:38 pm

Good looking blooms Jason

Yor spring seems to be a little ahead of mine

John P Weiser · Post by **John P Weiser** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:04 am

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. $\:D/$ Those clumps are nice!!

Next installment, 'Opuntias Gone Wild!'

Opuntias gone wild can't wait!!

Why do I have to wait!

Post by **daiv** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:16 am

The Pediocactus here have buds on them too. About a week behind you. It's amazing how quickly they bloom in the spring.

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:10 am

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.......

Jason's Junk -- '09

Jason's Junk -- '09

'bout time it quite snowing