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thanks so much for identifying the petunia ....
ecomujeres: be sure to post the photo of that gorgeous plant that belongs to your neighbor with the hundreds of flowers....the one you showed us last
year !
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Woody - that sedum looks like mine
SEDUM MORGANIANUM or burro's tail
I had to buy myself another one because the birds pecked away so much at my last one, that it eventually died.
[Edited on 5-24-2012 by BajaBlanca]
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tripledigitken
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another 2 yellow blooms, one pink on the same plant....
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wow...very pretty ....
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Bajablanca,
I just added another bloom.
Thanks,
Ken
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@BajaBlanca, here I am reposting those photos/links to our neighbor's wacky cactus, which at the moment is not doing anything...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ecomujeres
Here in Oakland, we have a neighbor who has a huge cactus (along the size of Baja's Pitaya dulce - Stenocereus thurberi) that is probably a species of
Echinopsis. Almost every summer (even here in the fog belt) it puts on the most incredible display with its mass flowering of huge (9-11 inch) white
flowers. It goes on for about a week or so, with maybe up to 50 flowers total on the 8-10 stems, then just stops. Really cool...
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BajaBlanca:
Well, I seriously underestimated the number of flowers that that cactus can put out! I've been following my neighbors plants photographically since
June 23 when the first flower or two bloomed. Here's but one sample, with 50+, when it hadn't even got fully going:
One of the plants had many flowers, as the photo I previously posted shows, while the large plant had only 2 or 3. However, on July 7, I went back
and then returned every few days after that.
I've posted a bunch of photos of the large plant's progression from July 11 to 21 (2011) to my Picasa album. I still have to rename the photos of the
other cacti to group similar photos so a sequence of growth can be seen and will upload and post them when I have time.
Check out my Picasa album. The file names indicate the dates, and in some cases time of day that the photos were taken. View as a slideshow to see a group of
photos of the same angle/plant part as it progresses over time.
On the 15th, I went by in the morning on my regular walk and there were 4 flowers. We returned at about 8 pm that evening and there were more than 20
flowers fully open. There wasn't much fragrance from the flowers (too cold) until the evening of the 16th when we had a balmy evening.
Incredddddible! And the plants were all swarming with honey bees. Didn't see anything other than European ones, nothing native.
The number of open flowers kept increasing on a given afternoon/evening, when new flowers opened. From 20 to 30 to 45 then 60 and 80 and on. On the
morning of the 19th, I counted over 100 blooms that had been open during the past day and two nights and were by then mostly closing up and wilting.
I also counted around 30 more buds that still had not opened.
These plants are amazing and I really enjoyed the doucmentation process. I think that they are now mostly done, though the two cacti next door are
still putting out new buds and blooms, though on a much smaller scale.
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BajaBlanca
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ecomujeres .... that has become one of my favorite photos due to the sheer number of flowers ...sure wish it were in my garden. thanks for posting and
I will indeed check out the picassa photos.
Ken - those flowers are just so majestic ... can I ask, are these plants in full sun ? part sun ? more morning sun ? more afternoon sun ? heck I have
mine all over and they are not flowering LOL
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Mid to late afternoon sun only this time of year.
Ken
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Ken, those last three pictures are BEAUTIFUL -- I especially like the composition, clarity and delicate nature of the second one---it is my favorite!
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Thanks Diana.
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Those Flowers on the Cacti Are So Beautiful
Questions:
Does the cactus do well in a cool coastal climate like Rosarito?
What is the Spanish name for it if I am searching for it at a Mexican nursery?
Thanks in advance, GJ
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GJ,
Our cactus is in shade all but late afternoon and thrives. We are on a hill with direct line of site to the ocean, so we get cool breezes much of the
year. I would bet it would do fine where you are. As far as the Mexican name, I can't be of any help on that one.
I'd give one a try, ours is very hearty.
Ken
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Second time this summer that they bloomed!
Thanks to Udo for the Japanese Float for support!
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Woody, What's the name of that plant? Those flowers remind me of a pitcher plant, is it some kind of epiphyte?
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it is a Pitcher Plant! good eye, Mono. we've had it facing the southeast under the patio for 3 years now and she keeps on growing. i'm afraid to
replant it as i don't want to break it. there is a baby growing out of the middle of it.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Questions:
Does the cactus do well in a cool coastal climate like Rosarito?
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I'm in Punta Band just above the bay and the climate is the same as Rosarito. This is what mine look likes in the spring. About 20 blossoms on all
three pots that I have.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh37/durrellrobert/orchid...
Bob Durrell
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What a gorgeous flower!
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