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Hybrid pricklypear and other flowers.
Here is a what I think is a hybrid between a O. macrocentra & O. polyacantha?I found them last year as a small seedlings, it was covered with dark long spines, but as it got older it started to...
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Blooming yuccas.
Yucca neomexicanaEriogonum sp.I don't know what this is, but I do know they live with very liitle water, and can grow in cracks of rocks.Also I think they would make awesome bonsi trees.I thought this...
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More pics of the primrose because they look so good this year.
Oenothera sp. found in sandy place in Lincoln County. Small plants in the wild, big in my yard.Yucca rostrtataYucca pallidaSclerocactus parviflorusPenstemon eatoniiOpuntia aureaCylindropuntia...
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Back to Plantasia Cactus Gardens (Twin-Falls, ID)
Yucca faxonianaYucca brevifoliaYucca thompsonianaYucca rostrata"White Sands"Agave utahensisYucca brevifoliaCalifornia Barrel Cactus (coved in winter)Desert WillowYucca baccataYucca faxonianaNew in the...
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Hot...that's ok!
The date is wrong on the thermometer, should be 7/11 & 7/12And yes this is in the shade, but within the south-side of the house micro climate.O. clavataPurple horse mintA plant I love, "mojave...
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Smoke in the desert.
Fires can move fast! They will always have my attention.Nice too see the planes come in a and stomp a fire out, that and the men on the ground!Jay...Thanks for the hardy O. basilaris pad, looks better...
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Yucca Review.
Now that most of the flowers have done their thing and the garden is taken on a new look. I think it is time for a closer look at the accent plants. I will start with the yuccas I have the least of....
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Car show, Hailey Idaho.
A few new cars this year, and I was so happy too see this Lambo! This close to SunValley, it's about time someone brought one. The drive back home.The high desert (higher desert)This is a good place...
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Glad too see the hummers show up.
We had a few Hummingbirds earlier in the season, but after a big wind storm almost none were seen until now. I have counted at least three species Broadtail, Rufus, Purple Throated. The sad thing is...
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Yucca review, Yucca elata.
A wonderful tree yucca for the colder desert gardens. As with most tree yuccas it is slow growing if you start with a seedling. But when they get off the ground they speed up considerably. They can...
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Found something while sweeping.
Found this guy while sweeping the floor today. I had to laugh because the other night I spent an hour outside looking for them. Also this is a species I have not seen here, even though it is the most...
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Yucca review, Yucca baccata (banana yucca)
Yucca baccata is a nice medium sized yucca that is very cold hardy, however I did have one freeze to the ground once but came back from the roots and has never done so sense.They can take lower ground...
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From the yucca vault, forms of Y. baccata.
He are some of the different forms of Yucca baccata I have seen in the past few years. A nice blue form from the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon. Hualapai Indian Reservation.Full crown form, north...
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A little rain.
What appeared to be a welcoming August rain turned out to be a monster rain and lighting storm. Little did I know when I took these pics that this was not the end of a quick shower but the Beginning...
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Some agave and other plants.
Agave protoamericanaWill be covered in the winter. Agave parrii "Prescott AZ"Agave x?It was bought as A. neomexicana, He said it had to be either A. utahensis or A. neomexicana. The only 2 agave he...
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More agave, and yucca review "Yucca neomexicana"
A couple of agave I forgot to list. Agave utahensis kaibabensisCovered last winter and did fine. It may be a very hardy agave. New too the garden.Agave palmeriThank you John Weiser for sharing this...
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Some cactus, some cars.
Echinocactus polycephalusNeeds to be kept dry in the winter. Echinocereus triglochidiatus inermisCoryphantha viviparaGood juicy fruit! Echinocereus mojavensisNot sure what sp. this is?Might be...
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Profile plant "Yucca faxoniana"
This yucca is bold! The big green long leaves are striking and for a cold hardy yucca it is hard to ignore. They are not as cold hardy as most of the other yuccas I grow, but if I can grow one to a...
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All my "J-trees" Yucca brevifolia profile plant.
This just may be my all time favorite desert plant, of course I say this about every plant... But I do love it!The first winter this plant lived through an Idaho winter it was a dream come true....
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