Ray's 2011 garden in Connecticut

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:39 pm

A few more:
O.Smithwick first time to flower for me

Another first time flower:

The one I mentioned at the start that didn't look happy at the time looks much better now, I think I had one or perhaps two flowers on it last year 20 this year:

And of course humifusa is still blooming:

That may be it fo me this year for flowers (variety), unless something surprises me.

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:44 am

Who knows? I have an O. humifusa that is blooming again, would be nice if you got some "reblooms" too.

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:00 am

RayC wrote:A few more:
O.Smithwick first time to flower for me

Nice! I'm still waiting on mine, complete root loss in 2009 didn't help matters.

A. Dean Stock · Post by **A. Dean Stock** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:32 am

The names are driving me nuts!!; but the flowers look great. The O."Smithwick" is obviously an O. fragilis hybrid. I'm guessing that "Smithwick"is a horticultual name applied by some grower. Do you know the origin of the plant??
Dean

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:28 pm

A. Dean Stock wrote:The names are driving me nuts!!; but the flowers look great. The O."Smithwick" is obviously an O. fragilis hybrid. I'm guessing that "Smithwick"is a horticultual name applied by some grower. Do you know the origin of the plant??
Dean

I never know what quite a few of them are, have to go by whatever someone else names them.

swiped form elsewhere: 'Opuntia cymochila x fragilis ‘Smithwick’ Named after Claude Barr’s home town.'

A. Dean Stock · Post by **A. Dean Stock** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:24 am

Thanks; that makes sense, a Claude Barr O. fragilis hybrid.
Looks great !!
Dean