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Encephalartos horridus
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 1:49 pm
by hardyjim
Anybody growing Encephalartos horridus?
Quite the beautiful Cycad-here is a link with the nicest pics
I have come across of this one-you will need to scroll down-enjoy!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Encephalartos-horri ... 335852cb6d
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:57 am
by lucky1
Good price for the size.
And that blue color is fantastic.
Barb
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:48 pm
by hardyjim
Oh nooooooooooo-Mr Bill,or should I say Barb!
That price of $70 dollars is for one that has 2-3 leaves-4-6" tall!
Here's a picture of E.horridus,D.edule and C.taitungensis
<a href="
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis001.jpg" border="0" alt="E.horridus"></a>
<a href="
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis002.jpg" border="0" alt="E.horridus"></a>
<a href="
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis004.jpg" border="0" alt="D.edule,C.Taitungensis"></a>
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 5:38 pm
by lucky1
price of $70 dollars is for one that has 2-3 leaves-4-6" tall!
Oops!
Nice specimens!
Now you just need a Dioon spinulosum.
It'll outgrow 'em all.
But don't leave it out in the cold like I did...the beggar's burnt, but alive.
Barb
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 8:27 am
by hardyjim
Here's a pic of my Encephalartos Princeps,the pot is about
14" around for scale.
<a href="
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... 0ph006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... 0ph006.jpg" border="0" alt="Encephalartos Princeps"></a>
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 10:54 am
by lucky1
Love the color.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:27 am
by hardyjim
Me 2
These are my favorite Cycads-
I guess so with what I paid for them!
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:27 pm
by BILL MA
Really, Really Nice Jim!!!!
Those are some beautiful plants my friend. That last one is Money
I can't wait to see what they look like in five years+ those are some real keepers for your collection.
Nice......
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:56 am
by hardyjim
Thanks Bill
I think I need to pull them out of all this rain though-going on 10"+
since May 1
BTW
The spear pulled on my Bizzy,you know I am not to sad about that
I still have a smaller silver anyway-
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:42 pm
by lucky1
10 inches of rain in a month???
We MIGHT get that in a year.
spear pulled on my Bizzy
Darn, that is sad!
Maybe put the green Bizzy on the south side of porch to protect it from rain?
Barb
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:04 pm
by BILL MA
You want to hear sad Barb? That nursery that plants the palms for the season by me has a 10' clear trunk bissy. I hope I have a two story garage by then or it's getting chainsawed
Bill
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:13 pm
by lucky1
Oh no, Bill!
That nursery would make a 10 foot Bizzy an annual? They must be insane.
Or have too much money.
I almost cried when you said they chainsawed the foxtails and others in the pic you posted.
Imagine...chainsawing a huge Foxtail or a Bizzy.
Oughta be a law.
A two storey garage with a glass roof, Bill.
Attaboy.
Barb
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:08 am
by hardyjim
Barb,that Bizzy hadn't done shite since I got it,so I wasn't to attached.
At this point,one less thing to protect is fine with me.