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Hey All! Just got my beaver crek order for this spring, and MAN do the plant look GOOD! I have to reccomend this compnay to anyone looking at starting a cactus bed, or interested in xeric plants at all!
Most of what I ordered are Opuntia (a few new basilaris (my favotire), polyacanthas with different flower colours, erinaceae...) and escobaria (missouriensis, organensis, sp. nova), but I also got a Yucca (kanabensis, which is an AMAZING blue colour), and an Echinocereus (triglochidiatus)...
Again, couldn't be happier with the size and health of these plants. Truly amazing. Easily the best mail-order plants of any type available in Canada!
Cheers,
Paul
Posted : 06/03/2008 3:03 pm
Paul ... how'd you order? ... on line? If so, what's their web address?
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 07/03/2008 1:40 am
Paul,
Sounds like you got a good selection. 🙂
Barrie,
Rogers website address is http://www.rockgardenplants.com
I have ordered from him before. Great selection and quick shipping. 😀
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 07/03/2008 2:19 am
Sounds good, Paul.
How about some pics?
Is that yucca a trunking variety?
Barb
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Posted : 07/03/2008 11:12 pm
Thanks Paul ... I may give these guys a try this spring.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 08/03/2008 12:28 pm
Yeah, your welcome for the website link. 🙂
Posted : 08/03/2008 1:46 pm
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Hey Barb (and anyone else who cares) here are a few pics of the type of plants Beavercreek provides:
The blue thin is Yucca kanabensis, unfortunately, not trunking, but quite beautiful. The bluish Opuntia is basilaris v. brachy. And the Cylindropuntia is C. imbricata "White Tower", a white flowering imbricata (as opposed to the usual purple).
Here is a larger (though sideways) pic of the kanabensis:
Cheers,
Paul
Posted : 08/03/2008 4:54 pm
Paul, those two links said "Forbidden"; wouldn't open.
I was impressed with how much they stock; I think I counted 45 varieties of Opuntia.
They don't have a lot of pics on their site.
Maybe send them some of your photos (once they're unlocked) 😆
Barb
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Posted : 08/03/2008 7:54 pm
I'll probably give them a try also.
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Posted : 08/03/2008 10:39 pm
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Hey,
See the earlier post again. I edited the links so now they shouldn't say "Forbidden"
Paul
Posted : 09/03/2008 8:08 am
Paul, thanks for unlocking the links.
Great selection you bought.
That Yucca kanabensis has outstanding colour.
Not may pics of it on google images, here's a yucca site.
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Posted : 09/03/2008 2:11 pm
