I have always wanted to try some of his amazing plants. 😉

I've been pretty happy with the quality. Have u ever tried opuntia basilaris? I was wondering how hardy they actually are.

Great pics, hope you have a short winter.

Im glad someone is having luck with agave utahnesis. I planted my last one this year in 75% granite on a slope and it rotted before the end of September. I do still have a hybrid utahnesis var colorata that might fair better.

You must get alot more rain than we get here. It probably goes without saying but i protect my agaves from moisture in the winter

Beautiful scenery Aaron! has the snow stayed or is it all gone by now? here in my place there's no signs of snow & the mild temps will stay until January.
Merry Xmas! 😀

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Beautiful scenery Aaron! has the snow stayed or is it all gone by now? here in my place there's no signs of snow & the mild temps will stay until January.
Merry Xmas! 😀

Thank you!
The snow was melted, but we have received more. As far as the over all temps we are just a little bit below normal temps. The plants are showing more signs of cold damage sense the last pics in my blog. 😐

I have always wanted to try some of his amazing plants. 😉

I've been pretty happy with the quality. Have u ever tried opuntia basilaris? I was wondering how hardy they actually are.

Yes, I have tried many. There are many to try from but only a few that I have found to be truly hardy. There is a close relative that is very hardy with many different flower colors. Opuntia aurea. But if you are truly looking for a hardy Opuntia basilaris, this one is the hardiest.

"Nye county NV." http://www.plantasiacactusgardens.com/plant-pictures.html

This is one I bought years ago.

I have always wanted to try some of his amazing plants. 😉

I've been pretty happy with the quality. Have u ever tried opuntia basilaris? I was wondering how hardy they actually are.

Yes, I have tried many. There are many to try from but only a few that I have found to be truly hardy. There is a close relative that is very hardy with many different flower colors. Opuntia aurea. But if you are truly looking for a hardy Opuntia basilaris, this one is the hardiest.

"Nye county NV." http://www.plantasiacactusgardens.com/plant-pictures.html

This is one I bought years ago.

I love the cactus! I'll have to try one.

Awesome flowers!

Awesome flowers!

Thank You 😀

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Very cool! Wild life also. Agave looks like utahiensis hybrid.Hope Y.brevifolia will recover in Spring without dying back branches.

I just read in older post that your Agave is hybrid between utahiensis and neomexicana. To the eye there is more utahiensis genes.Cool Agave.

Whats the coldest its gotten there this season Aaron?

I still dont understand the science about desert plants surving in the west but not the east. It looks like you guys get as much snow as we do sometimes.

Snow can act as an insulation. The main reasons plants are less hardy in the east is because of the amount of precip. If the plants are not hardened off they are not as hardy as possible. Also we tend to have warm spells were the plants are semi dormant and then the temps drop drastically. If freezing weather catches plants growing the growing buds of cacti or meristems of the agave can be damaged.

Snow can act as an insulation. The main reasons plants are less hardy in the east is because of the amount of precip. If the plants are not hardened off they are not as hardy as possible. Also we tend to have warm spells were the plants are semi dormant and then the temps drop drastically. If freezing weather catches plants growing the growing buds of cacti or meristems of the agave can be damaged.

So true.