tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post3247916242839272358..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Some cactus beauty shotsGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-1625286410307819472011-02-11T13:45:28.814-08:002011-02-11T13:45:28.814-08:00Mark, I agree, some of the cristate cacti look dow...Mark, I agree, some of the cristate cacti look downright hideous. I do like this one, even though I still wouldn't call it beautiful. But then, beauty isn't everything :-).<br /><br />I'm still amazed at my recent infatuation with cacti. I'll reassess the situation in a year's time. By then I will have gone through a full winter. Like yours, ours tend to be quite wet, which means extra protection. Since the display table where most of my cacti are adjoins our front porch, I'm simply going to stretch a tarp between the porch roof and the fence on the other side of the table. That should keep most of the rain out.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-28707088808885986832011-02-11T12:40:10.310-08:002011-02-11T12:40:10.310-08:00Hi Gerhard, I'm not usually into cacti especia...Hi Gerhard, I'm not usually into cacti especially the cristate forms but that one you have in particular is great, it does look like a giant tropical caterpillar!<br /><br />I had my brief foray with cacti and some sail through our winters here provided they have rain shelters as the winters here can be too wet.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-238126582567452392011-02-11T09:39:02.261-08:002011-02-11T09:39:02.261-08:00Alan, the succulents at our Lowe's come from A...Alan, the succulents at our Lowe's come from Altman Plants. According to <a href="http://www.altmanplants.com/company/location.html" rel="nofollow">Altman's website</a>, "As the largest wholesale grower of cactus in North America we offer an extensive program of over 1000 species in sizes ranging from 2½" to 10 foot tall specimens. Every plant is labeled by genus and species. The cactus program is called The Cactus Collection, and is grown in San Diego County."<br /><br />I would only worry about wild-collected plants when buying from a roadside vendor in, say, southern Arizona or from some other unknown source.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-38351679341994323832011-02-11T04:26:04.310-08:002011-02-11T04:26:04.310-08:00When I saw yesterday's post I wanted to see cl...When I saw yesterday's post I wanted to see closeups, and here they are! <br /><br />In my research of various cactus species this winter a common theme seems to be emerging: many species are endangered because of being over-collected in the wild. Because these came from Lowe's I would think that they would be buying from larger growers who most likely do their own plant propagation, so no wild collecting of plants. <br /><br />Is there any way you can be sure though? For instance, do the plant tags list a grower name, or specify that these are not wild plants? Just wondering.<br />___________________________<br /><a href="http://www.itsnotworkitsgardening.com" rel="nofollow">It's not work, it's gardening!</a>Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com