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Here's what's bloomed so far-(cactus)
Warning-some low picture quality.
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Oops,how did that get in there?
Anyone what to guess where it is?
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1 more barrel(E.triglochidiatus)to go!.....
and H.parvaflora-the bloom stalk is about 6'
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Thanks for looking!
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Posted : 04/06/2010 12:03 pm
Very nice cactus flowers!
That whole front desert-themed bed looks great. --Erik
Posted : 04/06/2010 1:17 pm
Jim
Great looking bed. The parviflora spike is sooooo nice.
Agaves and palms, yuccas and nanas have really responded to the heat.
Looks like your neighbors gave up trying to garden...can't compete with you.
Imagine if they did what you do...the whole street!
That tall skinny cactus in a pot looks a bit like one I have.
Will take a pic and post it here. maybe you can ID.
Hey, your "how'd that get in here" pic is a great idea for some fun.
I'm guessing it's NOT Iowa 😆 😆 Colorado? Alaska?
Barb
For the life of me, can't remember this cactus name:
It doesn't resemble yours after all on closer inspection.
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Posted : 04/06/2010 2:54 pm
Hi Jim,
Thanks for posting the pics. When in bloom, cactuses put on their best ball dresses and celebrate life with an unbeleivable beauty!!!!!! I still remember the thrill I felt when I saw my first cactus in bloom (Rebutia sp., I think not wonterhardy).
Quick question:
- the broader leaved, bvariegated yucca behind the Y filamentosa, is it Y. gloriosa? I like it a lot.
- Also, the red flower, does it belomng to a Hesperaloe?
Thanks,
Rob
Posted : 04/06/2010 10:22 pm
Hi Barb,
re your picture: isn't it rather an Euphorbia sp.?
Also, your plam baby is very sharp....
Rob
Posted : 04/06/2010 10:27 pm
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Barb
The column cactus(which is what it is sometimes referred to)is Cereus peruvianus.
My guess is (yours is) some form of Euphorbia lactea.
Robreti
There is a Y.gloriosa across from Y.Rostrata and behind the Y.filamentosa 'colorguard'
The large red bloom-stalk is from H.parvaflora
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Posted : 05/06/2010 2:11 pm
brain fart...yup, euphorbia.
Thanks!
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Posted : 05/06/2010 2:55 pm
Jim, always a treat to see pics of your cactus garden. 😀
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Posted : 05/06/2010 6:21 pm
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Thanks Aaron
One more to go after this E.trig
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Posted : 07/06/2010 10:59 am
Jim,
that is a beauty!
...and to the left, folks, is the only palm Jim hasn't saved by cutting it down to green wood. 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
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Posted : 07/06/2010 6:44 pm
Looks like that trunk is taking on some petrifying qualities near those hot cacti, might be time to call the Smithsonian 😉
Bill
Posted : 07/06/2010 7:39 pm
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That used to be the biggest Yew I ever saw,probably 15' h x 15' w
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Posted : 08/06/2010 12:12 pm
Hi Jim
Nice pics.Here is few from Czech
Regards
Josef
Posted : 25/06/2010 5:16 pm
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Nice Josef,I missed these when you posted them.
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Posted : 07/07/2010 10:24 am
