Big Bend National Park
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:58 pm
I recently returned from a trip to Fort Davis, TX area (Davis Mountains), Marathon/Marfa/Alpine, Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. It rekindled my interest in cacti. I bought some regional native and non-native in Study Butte right outside the national park and then when I returned I was inspired to buy a lot more of the Big Bend native cacti by mail from Cactus Specialties (http://www.cactusspecialties.com/list.html )These are not particularly photogenic when not in bloom, but I'll try to figure out how to post pictures of some of the more interesting ones for anyone interested. Here in North Texas I have to grow everything in pots because, although most of the ones I am collecting are OK down to 10 degrees, it has on occasion gotten colder than that here.
I still have a few Big Bend area cactus I am looking for: "Wright Fishhook Cactus" Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Sclerocactus uncinatus ssp. wrightii); "Chihuahua pineapple cactus" Echinomastus intertextus;"Chisos Mountain Hedgehog" Echinocereus chisoensis (Echinocereus reichenbachii var. chisoensis); "Glory of Texas" Thelocactus bicolor var. schotti.
I am also looking for a large (8 inches or larger)Ferocactus gracilis coloratus if anyone knows where I can find one
I still have a few Big Bend area cactus I am looking for: "Wright Fishhook Cactus" Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Sclerocactus uncinatus ssp. wrightii); "Chihuahua pineapple cactus" Echinomastus intertextus;"Chisos Mountain Hedgehog" Echinocereus chisoensis (Echinocereus reichenbachii var. chisoensis); "Glory of Texas" Thelocactus bicolor var. schotti.
I am also looking for a large (8 inches or larger)Ferocactus gracilis coloratus if anyone knows where I can find one