MN Outdoor Cacti 2011

Post by **daiv** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:01 pm

Well my outdoor plants are all under snow right now. But they did melt off for a couple days and I got some pictures. If I didn't know better I would think they were all done for.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:59 pm

Daiv,
haha they still look like they "could" be dead, but I know otherwise. I watched my O. humifusa this year and it made an interesting transformation almost over night. They actually plumped up and put on buds on one of the coldest days we have had in the past couple of weeks, which I thought kinda funny

What is that spinier Opuntia in the first picture? Is it also O. humifusa or is it polycantha or something?

RayC · Post by **RayC** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:56 pm

They do look a little sad right now.

Post by **daiv** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:42 am

The first is O. fragilis

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:48 am

Daiv, ah, ok thanks. I have trouble telling them apart when they are shriveled up like that!

I also have a hybrid polycantha/fragalis which is probably why I got confused as well!

John C · Post by **John C** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:41 pm

Theres still life! Looks good, just sorta, shriveled.

Post by **daiv** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:33 pm

There hasn't been a whole lot of change since my last post, but it is just around the corner.

Fruit pushing out on this Escobaria:

And Pediocactus buds are visible:

iann · Post by **iann** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:37 pm

Do Escobarias not flower until about July up there?

Post by **daiv** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:41 pm

No, they will flower sometime in June.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:56 pm

Nice that your outdoor cacti are showing some signs of life!

Post by **daiv** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:27 pm

Time for an update!

These Pediocactus have been much better illustrated in the past. Here are two pictures just to show that they are there and still doing their thing this year:

Now here are the Devils Tower Escobaria and they are looking as good as ever. I'm so happy with these. Look at the 4th picture at the very start of this thread and you'll see what they looked like only a little while ago.

Group shot:

A couple close-ups

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:37 pm

Its good to see close ups of DFF001

Post by **daiv** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:42 pm

Hey, I meant to ask, did the seed arrive OK? I sent some to Tony and he said it got ground to bits.

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:03 pm

Yeah, I think they send envelopes through the machine there, not an ideal place for seeds to go. Looks like about half of mine were ground up but there is some good ones left. I wasn't going to start them til winter but maybe I get a small pot going now.

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:53 pm

Looking GREAT Daiv..

Will those Pediocactus make it here in my outdoor garden? I know our weather is close the same in winter..
I need to get a few diffrent cold hardy cacti for my little cactus grow area..