Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
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Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Been a great year for flowers from my Trichocereus terscheckii. I flowered a bit in early summer than a major show last week - maybe cooler nights meant the flowers lasted 2 days instead of one. Grown a lot, too - now around 5m tall.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Excellent! That is the way to grow it.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Hi Paul,
Looks amazing and soo healthy
Looks amazing and soo healthy
Tina
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Super plant and lovely flowers, Paul. Does it get any protection in the winter?
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
A marvellous sight Paul and a superb plant. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Congrats!!
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Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
Growing cacti - balm to the soul!
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
That is absolutely terrific! Would love to hear more about the growing conditions.
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Please do post a video of the next time you repot
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Truly amazing!
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Re: Good show of flowers from my giant cactus
Thanks!
I planted it in 2004, when it was just a baby at 9ft tall... it is in a raised bed at the base of the south facing house wall, so pretty much the best microclimate I could give it. My garden went down to -8C in winter 09/10, although probably only -7C for that bed, 2ft of wet snow, and it didn't get above freezing for 2 weeks day and night. Not ever been protected until the last 2 winters in as much as I construct half a polytunnel over the bed in which it lives and the top pokes out through a hole. The cover is for other plants n that bed, not for this one.
Some snow at the end of Feb this year.
I planted it in 2004, when it was just a baby at 9ft tall... it is in a raised bed at the base of the south facing house wall, so pretty much the best microclimate I could give it. My garden went down to -8C in winter 09/10, although probably only -7C for that bed, 2ft of wet snow, and it didn't get above freezing for 2 weeks day and night. Not ever been protected until the last 2 winters in as much as I construct half a polytunnel over the bed in which it lives and the top pokes out through a hole. The cover is for other plants n that bed, not for this one.
Some snow at the end of Feb this year.