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 hardyjim
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Little collection of flowering Pachys

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Sequoia has a fine shape...some of the branches have grown a foot already.

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Ensete and the giant reed grass that I cant get enough of!

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Little Mickey has only been in the ground a few days but already working on a second leaf.

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E.Ventricosum putting out a leaf every 3-4 days,
I think this variety grows faster than Maurelli.
So if you want to race this one Will,let me know(-:

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I like the look of this black mulch-now I need some white sand(-:

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castor leaves are as big as the plants are tall...23"

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Thai giant is coming alive,the last leaf is about a foot long for scale.

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First Hesperaloe flower opened this morning.

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Blooms are about 6',Maculosa in the background is next to flower.

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And a little mulch around the Colorguard for...color.

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Posted : 22/05/2012 11:04 am
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Great pics, Jim! All of those Pachypodiums look really healthy!

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Posted : 22/05/2012 2:36 pm
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Your plants look great. Hesperaloe has not bloomed for me in 5 years? But keeps on living here.

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Posted : 22/05/2012 11:57 pm
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Thanks Cameron!

Tim

Are the main plants dying back?

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Posted : 23/05/2012 10:38 am
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Nice, Jim.

That black mulch will heat up faster too...not that you need any help with heat this spring.

Pachypodiums are lovely in flower.
The pink one is Adenium obesum I think.

Barb

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Posted : 23/05/2012 1:10 pm
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Nice, Jim.

That black mulch will heat up faster too...not that you need any help with heat this spring.

Pachypodiums are lovely in flower.
The pink one is Adenium obesum I think.

Barb

Yep,cultivar- dark soldier.

I like the mulch on that side since it only gets sun
(Castor beans etc) until 1:30-2pm,so it gets nice
and hot and then they get shade 😉

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Posted : 23/05/2012 7:37 pm
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Hey Jim

The Hesperaloe typically survives most winters but is beat up. I think they want more heat than our area can give? They are planted against a south facing fence and get lots of sun when shining. I even have two types from different locales. They are not on my top 10 list for plants....... any tips? Do they need a high pH soil? We are acidic.

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Posted : 23/05/2012 11:18 pm
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Hey Jim

The Hesperaloe typically survives most winters but is beat up. I think they want more heat than our area can give? They are planted against a south facing fence and get lots of sun when shining. I even have two types from different locales. They are not on my top 10 list for plants....... any tips? Do they need a high pH soil? We are acidic.

Only the 2 year old + shoots bloom for me so,usually one side is blooming.

I was wondering if maybe the cores of the older ones are dying back in winter....

thats the only thing I can think of.

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Posted : 24/05/2012 9:51 am
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You may be correct Jim regarding Hesperaloe. They just don't like our climate too much. Here's a couple shots from today of the two different plants I have. Keep in mind they were planted in 2004. Like the moss covered sand? LOL

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Posted : 24/05/2012 9:43 pm
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You may be correct Jim regarding Hesperaloe. They just don't like our climate too much. Here's a couple shots from today of the two different plants I have.

They don't like my winters either. I don't think they are as cold hardy as most think. I have had many die over the years, and so I covered mine for the winter. 😕

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Posted : 25/05/2012 8:57 am
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They certainly look of blooming size 🙄

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Posted : 25/05/2012 10:35 am
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I bet if we collect Hesperaloe seed over its entire range we could get some to survive/bloom in our marginal climates. Who's going out to collect the seed? 😆

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Posted : 25/05/2012 10:50 am
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A few photos of it's last bloom

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