tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post7320442659635192145..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: ASDM: Cacti with dog food bags and other curious sightsGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-48842716239193822722015-01-21T20:15:53.491-08:002015-01-21T20:15:53.491-08:00I love it when it snows in the desert. I'm in ...I love it when it snows in the desert. I'm in Albuquerque and it's snowing here now. I can't wait to take photos in the morning of snow-covered cactus - they look so cool with a bit o' white! <br />Liza (goodtogrow.wordpress.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-69753920658503660632015-01-17T12:01:18.164-08:002015-01-17T12:01:18.164-08:00This was my sixth or seventh trip (I've lost t...This was my sixth or seventh trip (I've lost track) so no, I wasn't disappointed. Just the opposite: Seeing the Desert Museum like this was a completely novel and strangely exhilarating experience. There were far fewer visitors than on previous trips, either because of the weather or because it was New Year's Day, which was just fine by me.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-46461796082016772552015-01-17T11:57:19.178-08:002015-01-17T11:57:19.178-08:00So even though many of the plants you went there t...So even though many of the plants you went there to see were covered would you say that this visit was still spectacular because you got to see the fleeting snow? Like you I was left feeling bad for all the folks who made the trip (perhaps their only) only to see tarps and dog food bags.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-68823646645510048882015-01-16T10:27:44.658-08:002015-01-16T10:27:44.658-08:00I didn't know about 'Chilly Willy'. It...I didn't know about 'Chilly Willy'. It sounds perfect - hardy to 12°F! (For everybody else, <a href="http://www.civanonursery.net/pdf/2643.pdf" rel="nofollow">here's more info</a>.)<br /><br />The funny thing is that I was at Civano Nursery just two weeks ago! Well, in front of it, since it was closed for New Year's. I wonder if they would ship?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67021151516457788932015-01-16T10:23:44.281-08:002015-01-16T10:23:44.281-08:00The slipper plant is named after the flowers. Here...The slipper plant is named after the flowers. Here's a <a href="http://fireflyforest.net/images/firefly/2007/March/Pedilanthus-macrocarpus-4.jpg" rel="nofollow">good photo</a>.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-51720538304856658682015-01-16T10:21:38.048-08:002015-01-16T10:21:38.048-08:00Really? I'd love a cutting or two so I can get...Really? I'd love a cutting or two so I can get another container started. <br /><br />How has it handled the cold in your garden?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-23759097795045954632015-01-16T10:20:48.631-08:002015-01-16T10:20:48.631-08:00There you go! They could take frost protection to ...There you go! They could take frost protection to a whole new level. Volunteers could knit "cactus socks," LOL!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-65653492509451447052015-01-16T10:19:56.097-08:002015-01-16T10:19:56.097-08:00It was surreal seeing these tall cacti with Styrof...It was surreal seeing these tall cacti with Styrofoam cups, paper bags, what have you. They looked like crazy desert Christmas trees!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57914289443545835422015-01-16T10:19:05.255-08:002015-01-16T10:19:05.255-08:00I asked a docent at the ASDM how long they'd l...I asked a docent at the ASDM how long they'd leave the frost protection up, but he didn't know. It had to have taken forever to install, but the material isn't translucent so it can't stay up for long periods of time (I assume).<br /><br />I have several Agave colorata now. One is a prolific pupper. I'd be happy to send you a pup in the spring!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-39825179745741215952015-01-16T07:58:03.239-08:002015-01-16T07:58:03.239-08:00I've being eying slipper plants for the last c...I've being eying slipper plants for the last couple of years, but have been put off by the fact that they are frost tender, and need protecting. Imagine my delight to find that a cold tolerant variety called "chilly willy" exists. It's being sold by a Tucson nursery- Civano Nursery, and I have not found a mail order source for it, unfortunately. This gives me another incentive to make it to that area sometime! Suesuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876157448125007929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66869965695024205722015-01-16T05:23:39.938-08:002015-01-16T05:23:39.938-08:00Now I see what you love about the slipper plant (a...Now I see what you love about the slipper plant (although how did it get that name?) -- beautiful!<br /><br />The snow-topped cactus is something I'm actually quite familiar with, at least for smaller plants. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-16489672007707469022015-01-16T02:16:58.140-08:002015-01-16T02:16:58.140-08:00Ups... Typo Pedilanthus (darn auto correct)Ups... Typo Pedilanthus (darn auto correct)Laura Balaorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637747125216983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-49554685006521838722015-01-16T02:15:45.312-08:002015-01-16T02:15:45.312-08:00I have a big Pedi Lantus and can share cuttings if...I have a big Pedi Lantus and can share cuttings if you want Gerhard.Laura Balaorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637747125216983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-51703419448903355082015-01-16T01:58:28.126-08:002015-01-16T01:58:28.126-08:00Curious mix there! What would be fun though are to...Curious mix there! What would be fun though are to draw faces on those pots and plastic bowls/cups protecting the tips of the succulent. And perhaps faces on the tarps too (looking more like halloween ghosts). The snow capped bowls of cactus are my favourites!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74663139902242698932015-01-15T21:10:50.803-08:002015-01-15T21:10:50.803-08:00How cool is that? I had no idea that only the gro...How cool is that? I had no idea that only the growing tips of cacti were protected. I especially like the photos of the snow capped bowl of cactus!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-39550945717176515772015-01-15T20:22:40.437-08:002015-01-15T20:22:40.437-08:00Snow strikes terror in the heart of this Aloe grow...Snow strikes terror in the heart of this Aloe grower. Putting bags, tarps, and pots over everything must have been a heck of a job. <br /><br />Agave coloratas are uniformly gorgeous where ever I see them, must get one.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-2109923903818206192015-01-15T18:18:36.396-08:002015-01-15T18:18:36.396-08:00Wow, I had no idea you had a slipper plant. I shou...Wow, I had no idea you had a slipper plant. I should have just gotten an offset from yours, LOL. It's pretty wimpy, but I'm hoping it'll do well on our front porch.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-28166284366969827752015-01-15T18:08:23.340-08:002015-01-15T18:08:23.340-08:00Very cool photos! I have a slipper plant but it d...Very cool photos! I have a slipper plant but it did bad last winter. I'll have to go out and look at how it is doing this year.Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.com