Paul Ont
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RE: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree

Yuca glauca does the best around my palce, even better than filamentosa. The filamentosa will have occasional leaf damage, while glauca seems bullet-p...

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RE: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree

In my experience Y. elata (the hardiest forms) will be the most hardy trunking Yucca. Y. thompsoniana has never survived more than 2 winters in my gar...

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RE: Cacti ID question

Also- Should be able to send that nitida your way tomorrow, I forgot it this am (dude it's 37C here today, I can't be held responsible for forgetting!...

13 years ago
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RE: Cacti ID question

Yes, methinks it is O. fragilis with an etiolated new pad growing. The thing needs more light!

13 years ago
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RE: Cacti ID question

Probably C. whipplei.

13 years ago
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RE: Seed grown yucca elata flowers

If any of my crosses take, would you be interested in trading?Methinks we're all going to run out of space very quickly... I only have another 1.5 acr...

13 years ago
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RE: Seed grown yucca elata flowers

NIce!Any other Yucca blooming for hybridization?

13 years ago
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RE: Trees and Bushes with great showy summer flowers

A closer source, for you, for So. mag. is Southcoastgardens. Not sure what stock he'll have left, but it would be worth an email.

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RE: Trees and Bushes with great showy summer flowers

Jesse- Be wary of those zone 7 ratings, those are for areas with much shorter/less intense freezes than anywhere in Ontario... besides we only have on...

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RE: Greetings from Seattle!

It's not common at all:

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RE: Trees and Bushes with great showy summer flowers

I'm not into flowers to much, but I do try to use hardy plants for the tropical look whenever possible. So, a quick list includes:Try to find, if you ...

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RE: Greetings from Seattle!

Erik- BOOOO! Perhaps a Brahea then? Or A particularly silver form of Butia? Isn't there also a silver Jubea???

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RE: Greetings from Seattle!

Welcome aboard! Lots of palms for your warm climate!Edit- You should try to grow Phoenix and Bismarckia!

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