This Rajapuri was growing the whole time I was outside(-:

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Colorguard flowering

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Princeps spear pushing through-but not there yet!

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Lost my 7' Brugs-replaced with 2 yellow Brugs

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I was poking around yesterday looking to see if by chance one of the Oxalis triangularis survived the winter-sure enough!-

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Also found a Calla Lily coming up after winter!

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Black Bamboo is spreading-who says they aren't invasive in z5!?

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One of Garry's(coldplant) Princeps-never found the SFH trait
to be common in this Trachy(At All!) but 2 of them have kinked trunks.

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very small nainital recovering from SP

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Very happy this T.Tesan is coming back-

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Ice plant finally blooming

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Castor beans are really loving the warmth and rainfall.

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Leaves are already huge!

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E.Ventricosum-really loving the 60+/80+ temps-
2 leaves this week.
E.Glaucum too.

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Purple Castors were planted "late(er)" but coming on-

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Worlds/Iowa's smallest/earliest Red hot poker bloom(-;

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Pics of some cactus and some new plants.

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I used to be REALLY into Pachycaul about 30 years ago
and had an award winning collection-it was only a matter of time...

Starting small.
These are still a little smashed from their trip.

2 on the ends are P.Mikea,similar to the branched P.Lamerii,pictured.

The bigger(flowering one) is Adenium Obesum "Dark/Black soldier"

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The more I look at this plamt-the more I like it!

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