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Beavertail Cactus- Opuntia Basilaris
Here is a pic from last spring.
Shoshone Idaho weather
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 12/03/2006 5:57 pm
That's awesome Aaron. 😀 Can't wait to plant mine. But it's not quite that big. 🙂
Posted : 12/03/2006 6:26 pm
Beautiful. Much larger than mine. How long have you had it?
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 26/03/2006 12:23 pm
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I am not sure how long I have had it for? Maybe 5 years? This is one of the better looking forms and has been completely cold here. I have others, but this one is by far the best I have. It grows to a nice blue and grows fast. The one in the pic has been reduced in size for the past couple of summers 🙂
Shoshone Idaho weather
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 26/03/2006 1:15 pm
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Op. basilaris flower pics this year 🙂
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 23/06/2006 7:45 pm
Awesome. 😀
Posted : 24/06/2006 3:26 am
Great looking cactus. What are the cahnces of this species surviving in an area like mine? If I put it in sharp drainage and under an eve?
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 25/06/2006 12:25 am
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Wes, This particular one of the sp. does very well in the cold so I would think it would do very good in the wet?
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 25/06/2006 12:50 am
I will have to try and find one and give it a try.
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 25/06/2006 4:46 pm
Wes, I have a small one i just planted. I could give you a pad off it next year when it's bigger. 🙂
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 26/06/2006 12:52 am
That would be awesome. Thanks!!! 😛
Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a
Posted : 26/06/2006 1:28 am
No problem Wes. 😀 Just remind me next spring.
Posted : 26/06/2006 2:23 am
I have posted pics of my desert.
Wes;
If you want a pad from my Opuntias -- the O. basilarus; O. basilarus v. basilarus; and/or O. polycanthus let me know.
I have had mine for 1 or 2 years and can mail you a pad or 3 this summer.
My cacti grow in heavy loam that is well drained and do quite well. You would need to put these in full sun and, if possible, in front of something white that will reflect more sun on to them.
E mail me with your address and let me know what you would like.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 26/06/2006 1:45 pm
