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Start with a few flowers and such...
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The color is so intense on these Butterfly bushes!
Hope you can see it.
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Yucca in the front yard-the one in back has an even bigger flower stalk of about 7'
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The future...little Takil seed(wink)
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Cactus garden-Hesper aloe still flowering,
M.Maculosa opened ot's first flower late yesterday evening.
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I trimmed the leaves off this Aloifloia to remove
the bump in leaves where it was trunck cut-
it also has about 4 1/2' of trunk..not being
caught by the Trachys anytime soon,if I can figure out how to cover it....also,last night
I trimmed about half the leaves off the 2 smaller ones
opening up some light for Protoamericana,T.Nanus ETC.
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Beautiful color coming in on the New Zealand purple Castors....not shown(wink)
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Castor bean plants-if you can locate the shovel handle,that is 3'
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Thanks for looking!
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Posted : 06/06/2012 11:55 am
Oh man, how they all have grown !!!! the secret is obviously a very early and warm spring.
Just like moving a zone south.
Refresh my memory please...what`s the flowering plant in the 4th pic.
And that Sequoia in the background ...nice.
yucca trunks have sure stretched!
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Posted : 06/06/2012 2:13 pm
Jim, you have a wonderful cactus garden. Did you consider to get some Lavender variety for your garden? Some varieties are hardy for zone 5. They give a Mediterranean touch.
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Posted : 06/06/2012 2:39 pm
You've inspired me to try Agave(s) again. Thanks!
The Castors are starting to move.
Posted : 06/06/2012 4:00 pm
Great shots Jim. That Y aloifolia trunk is getting huge!
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Posted : 06/06/2012 11:36 pm
That yucca trunk is huge. 😯
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Posted : 06/06/2012 11:56 pm
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Thanks guys/gals...I didn't realize the Yucca trunks were so big!
The flower is Portulaca Barb.
Yea,the early warm spring means everything apparently 😉
April was normal and May averaged 57/80F at my place.
The Agaves are on at least leaves 5-6
Never considered Lavender Henoh-good idea!
Heres a pic of the Sequoia,not so much upward growth(athough
it is much taller)but every branch has grown a foot and a half at least!
And one of the Castor leaves,already 30" accross!
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Posted : 07/06/2012 10:59 am
