Carson City - Cold Hardy Cacti
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roddimmitt
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Carson City - Cold Hardy Cacti
]I am a new member to Cactiguide.com and have been a fan of Cacti, Yucca and Agave for many years. The search is always fun, to find plants that will survive in our cold Winter environment. I have good luck with several Cylindropuntia as well as other varieties. I have attached some pictures of what I have in my garden for others in a similar evironment to see. In Carson City, we average about 20" of snow per year. Moisture is 7" per year, and most of that is in the form of snow. I have recorded low's at -5 degrees F, and we are at 4500' elevation.
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- Mojave Prickly Pear - Opuntia Polyacantha var. erinacea
- IMG_0303[1].JPG (141.96 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Maihuenia Poeppigii - from Patagonia
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- Dagger Cholla - Grusonia Clavata
- IMG_0359[1].JPG (130.69 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Rod's Garden
- IMG_0358[1].JPG (100.7 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Rod's Garden
- IMG_0363[1].JPG (117.8 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Rod's Garden
- IMG_0364[1].JPG (108.76 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Cylindropuntia Spinosior
- IMG_0360[1].JPG (162.01 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Yucca Rostrata
- IMG_0367[1].JPG (99.27 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Agave Americana var. Medio-picta . . . . on wheels!
- IMG_0365[1].JPG (106.75 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Cylindropuntia Kleiniae
- DSCF5774.JPG (124.54 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Micropuntia Pulchella
- DSCF5767.JPG (99.62 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Rod's Garden
- DSCF5769.JPG (108.04 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
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- Rod's Garden - Hesperaloe Parviflora
- DSCF5770.JPG (140.59 KiB) Viewed 1893 times
Re: Carson City - Cold Hardy Cacti
Welcome to the forum! You certainly have a beautiful garden! From your nice garden, I would have never guessed that you have gotten down to -5f 
John In Fort Worth, Texas
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cefalophone
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Re: Carson City - Cold Hardy Cacti
I really like your maihuenia! You have a great garden.
Re: Carson City - Cold Hardy Cacti
I'm crackers about that Maihuenia!
And jealous of your success with Micropuntia pulchella too.
GREAT JOB all round.
Nice to see.
And jealous of your success with Micropuntia pulchella too.
GREAT JOB all round.
Nice to see.