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Location: Corona, California USA [Zone 10]
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 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:05 am Post subject: Contest 40: Wet Plants |
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Welcome to a new month and a new contest.
The theme this month is Wet Plants
All about how the plant looks all wet. After (or during!) a rainstorm or just after a watering shower.
A water drop on a leaf, colorful spines, etc.
Prize:
To the winner goes, A $10 gift certificate towards any CoronaCactus Nursery purchase. (Plants, tools, Pots, labels, etc.)
NOTE: For members outside of the USA non-plant prizes can only be awarded.
Deadline for submissions will be Wednesday February 17th, 2010
Please reference these 2 threads for the changes made for 2010.
New Format
Contest Schedule
Click for Contest Rules
Good Luck to all!!
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Rachael321
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Location: Tasmania, Australia
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| here it is wet, spines darken amazingly when wet. Dry pic in discussion thread. No id on this one, any suggestions welcome.
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Ralf
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Location: Germany, Thuringia [Zone 6b]
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Trichocereus hybrid
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Pachyphytum bracreosum. (drops are nectar)
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Echinopsis calochlora
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Opuntia gosseliana
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Lithops are waterproof!
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Ferocactus emoryi var. rectispinus after the rain last summer:
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jeffrey6115
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Ferocactus latispinus
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Opuntia in the garden.
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Ferocactus cylindraceus
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