Rock garden pics

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:08 pm

First 2 were this past fall.
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The rest are from this past week.
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Thanks for looking,

Chad

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:09 am

Looks awesome!

Lots of goodies and you can walk around them to check them out.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:34 am

Thanks Jim, I made a walk through path in the tropical garden so I see everything. And for now the agaves are small enough to walk around in the rock garden. Still have some pics to post of the ( not doing so good )plants.

Did not catch the fact that I double posted pics last night. Just opened a flickr account and was playing around learning to post with my tablet.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:19 am

Awesome, Chad! What's a name of the grass with the purple inflorescences? Do you think Agave bracteosa will be doing fine without winter protection?

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:44 am

Igor, the grass is pink muhly grass. Its a nice dwarf grass that should compliment the agaves nicely. Agave bracteosa is a beast. Hasn't shown any damage yet down to 17F. Its planted with upright EE's and a chammy so it recieved supplemental water on top of nearly 60" of rain. If we have any ice I will cover since it is its first year in the ground. Plus I like to keep them looking nice while they are small.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:30 pm

Few other agaves in my gardens.

Protoamericana pokey ghost

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This lophantha pup is planted in my woodland garden. Mother plant is 18" tall and growing in the rock garden.
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Harvardiana
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Protoamericana var protoamericana still not showing its hardiness
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This agave chrysantha is toast
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Victoria-reginae right at home
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Gentry jaws shows damage even being protected. Not sure how Tony grows it in Raleigh.
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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:16 pm

Awesome agave, thanks for sharing.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:55 pm

Thanks DZ, love me some agave.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:12 am

Great agave!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:58 am

Thanks a lot Marceli. Will try to take more pics later today.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:08 am

Chad, sorry I missed your New Year's day post.
Is that a Cholla in your second pic?
Very impressive gardens, beautiful plants well grown.

Sorry you've got some damage showing in your next pics set.
Maybe invert a cardboard box over them until this cold blast ends?

Congrats on getting the hang of Flickr...

Barb

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:51 pm

Thanks Barb,

That is a cholla in the second pic. Its really not much bigger now than when I first got it. I remember pulling into a complete strangers house and asking to buy a cutting off theirs they had growing next to the road. Just by chance she had that huge pc. which had got broken off and gave it to me.

I watch all my plants carefully. Any that show damage their first year get covered asap. That agave has been under wraps since mid Nov. Luckily I do have another. What bothers me is that is the hardier of the chrysanthas. And I lost its cousin agave palmeri last year.

I am not so sure its Flickr I had to figure out, but how to copy and paste the HTML with my tablet. It is so different than using my laptop.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:21 pm

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 showing no damage.
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Parryi var. Truncata showing no damage. Same for the hesperaloe not totally in the pic.
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Lophantha and Ovatifolia looking great.
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This americana sp not looking so hot.....
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This protoamericana var. Protoamericana really taking a beating.
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This Trichocereus I bought from Lowes is a real surprise.
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Golden ball under plastic is still kickin.
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cuja1 · Post by **cuja1** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:23 pm

Great looking plants!

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:07 am

Excellent plants. Man I wish Agave were hardy here!

Have you tried Agave montana? If not I suggest that you do. I'd say they "almost" survive a zone 6 winter as smallish seedlings. Probably hardy for you.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:40 am

I like this beautiful scarlet/red colour of your Nandina, Chad! I have one growing in pot but wish planting it outside this spring....

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:43 am

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 placement. I just need to fine the perfect location for every agave.

Igor, nandina are my favorite hedge plants. I have them all around my house. They provide great winter color and wounderful contrast in summer.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:27 am

So glad most of your plants are doing well. A plastic cover can go a long ways when it comes to helping plants in a cold spell.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:43 pm

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.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:47 pm

chadec wrote: But there is still a long way to go and I am worried

I right there with ya. Of course I don't have to worry so much about the wet conditions. Sense we have warmed a bit, I have noticed more and more plants with frost burns.

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:17 pm

Paul Ont wrote:Excellent plants. Man I wish Agave were hardy here!

Have you tried Agave montana? If not I suggest that you do. I'd say they "almost" survive a zone 6 winter as smallish seedlings. Probably hardy for you.

Coconut Mike in Montreal with Agave Parryi with no heat just covered if I remember right.

I have Agave Americana with a touch of heat hoping like heck they pull through I had the rose cone off a couple weeks back it looked pretty good. I hope to pull off the rose cone again this weekend to peek will snap a picture. I'll give my Parryi another year in the ground before I dare go without heat. I certainly want to get myself a Agave Montana I'll be looking for one a bit closer to spring.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:32 pm

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.

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:38 am

chadec wrote:Teebee, that Americana is gonna get big hope it's in a good microclimate.

I just need to put a glass dome over my back yard it would less work than building all of my boxes and such

But seriously with the short growing seasons we have here I hope that will control its growth somewhat my Agave Americana's were 3 gallon plants when I got them last year. I absolutely love the look of the agave its something no one else in the neighbourhood is doing.

But apparently I've been the talk of the neighbourhood for the past year. First it was the massive retaining wall that was built in my back yard. Apparently now from what I've been told by a friend that lives a few streets over he was bringing his son over to a house on the next block for a play date and topic got around to who is that guy with those weird boxes on his yard? Apparently at several points the person was going to knock on my door and ask about them but never did.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:00 am

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

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:40 am

teebee- If you remind me I can send you seed from the hardiest Agave around, A. utahensis ssp. kaibabensis, from above the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (The North Rim is closed in winter due to snow)... Probably a zone 4. I've not had any luck with them, but they do germinate readily. I also may still have some seeds from an Agave parryi that I found at 7500' in Northern Arizona. Probably the limit for that species too, likely growing in a zone 6b.

I can get them to survive (sometimes) with overhead protection, but was really hoping for something like my Yucca or cacti that I didn't need to worry about.

Chad, those of us in z 4 or 5 will just have to look on with jealousy at your collection!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:56 am

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 that's what we have to do unless we want a yard full of boxwoods and maples.

I have a few seedlings around of parryi flagstaff form and havardiana from high country gardens should be really hardy to zone 6. Never seen any damage here.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:22 pm

We are getting another storm blast this week. Lows in the single digits and windchills down to zero. Starting to be too much for some plants even with protection.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:49 pm

Ouch! I hope they pull out of it! Will be a good winter test, but always sad to lose some.

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:53 pm

Chad,

Looking at these pics (when your planets were in better shape) has inspired me. I think I'm going to do a small rock garden out front in the spring. I'm just starting to put together a list of what I want in it. Some of my stuff wont be hardy I'll bury some of the pots and then I can bring some of the more tender stuff in during the winter. I'm certainly excited to have a bit of the southwest look in the north east.

Thanks for the inspiration.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:30 pm

Chad,

I'd throw my body over the Parryi to protect it.

Hope the forecast cold is wrong...

Barb

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:28 am

Parryi, no. Not as hardy as Ovatifolia or Havardiana even though theyare from the same sub sp. at least for east coast regions.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:54 am

Chad, which agave is at pic. #4? Looks like it is not happy at all.This agave doesn't like snow for sure. i have a few seedling overwintering inside of unheated GH. Many days without above freezing temps and a few nights with min. minus 10C. But they look good though.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:06 pm

Yeah Aaron I know, they mad at me! But at 4' wide I cant cover these things forever. But its no problem.

Igor, thats one of my Ovatifolias. Not sure why its damaged, none of the others have any damage. But they grow so fast that you will never know it happened.

teebee, you have a lot of cold hardy choices of cacti and agaves that stay small which will be easy to cover during winter.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:55 pm

chadec wrote:Yeah Aaron I know, they mad at me! But at 4' wide I cant cover these things forever. But its no problem.

I know what you mean, I feel the same way.

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