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Very hard to tell from the pic quality. My guesses would be opuntia chisoensis and agave americana.

I would live there Barb, but there wouldn't be ant washies in the yard. Maybe a few Phoenix Date palms and several hundred agave. :D

Awesome, I have several of them each too and have been wanting to test the limits of their hardiness. Glad I decided against it this year.

Love the color on those sticks on fire. I am too scared to leave mine out longe enough to attain their winter color. That first cacti is odd looking, ...

Awesome pics of agave angustifolia in bloom. Did you get any bulbils off the bloom stalk.?Great score on the americana medio picta alba pups, I know t...

Awesome palms, love the short fat washies. :D And that last palm really has a great shape to the crown. Almost the ideal small palm right there.

Unfortunately, because of our high average rain fall cacti and succulents are less hardy here than rated. Which is why I have to cover so many. But...

Awwww. What envy we have right now. Those are wonderful pics Jim. One place I really want to visit.

If you like the American asthe 'silver sufer' Iis a good 10 to 15 degrees more hardy. I learned by experience.

Teebee, that Americana is gonna get big hope it's in a good microclimate. If your looking for a nice montana, check out arid lands or start nursery.

I would imagine it has been on the decline since the cold hit due to our wet summer and fall. Failure to properly harden of and then such cold temps ...

Aaron, I agree those totes make all the difference. But there is still a long way to go and I am worried about the more xeric plants.

Thanks guys, Paul, in the 3rd pic is my Montana 'baccarat' which Iis under a tote right now. I have a regular montana, but dug it up due to poor plac...

Well it is a kind of protection, it gives you somewhere to hang the Christmas lights. :mrgreen:

We have some winners and some losers. Kinda suprised about my cacti surviving so far inside the totes. They are zone 8 plants with no heat.Havardiana ...