Palms and Yuccas

rp4111 · 2010-04-06T19:51:32Z

I wanted to share a bunch of pics of my palms, including my new Yucca Thompsoniana and cactus bed in Massachusetts.My small trachy I planted last year that I got from someone in Florida. For protection over the winter I used a string of C7 lights and threw a garbage bin over it. It pulled through just fine with a little burning on one of the fronds that was touching the side of the bin. Oops!Last YearThis YearHere's the lanky trachy that I planted last spring as well. I used a Styrofoam box and wrapped the tree with two sets of C7 lights which only came on when temps hit 35 in the box. It looks a bit "rough around the edges" Seems the top of the fronds got a little cooked. However, it did put out a new frond over the winter and one more is coming up.The new cactus bed I've been working on for the past few days with my new Yucca Thompsoniana that arrived today! The bed stills needs a bit more pea stone. Then I'll start ordering some cactus. Not sure exactly what to plant but im looking into getting one Agave, opuntia, and some type of hardy barrel cactus.Thanks for looking!

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ROBRETI

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Nice, HardyJim!
I am so ignorant in cactus science that all I dare to do is ask you what species is this? Will the flower open up more? Also, is there going to be a crown of flowers, or one flower at a time?
Thanks,
Rob

Posted : 08/04/2010 5:07 pm

hardyjim

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Pediocactus simpsonii
I think they do open wider,it was p/cloudy out so the flower was not fully open.
I believe it will have a crown of flowers but have to wait to know for sure,at least a couple at a time.

Posted : 09/04/2010 1:07 pm

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Thanks a lot, HardyJim!
Rob

Posted : 09/04/2010 2:24 pm

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