Thursday, July 5, 2012

Saguaros

I've gotten the 10 year old saguaro seeds to pop up. Ad they've surprisingly grown quite a bit for seedlings. Understandable given they are a mojave native.

Saguaros are one of the slowest growing species of cacti known. Along with joshua trees they are commonly classified as centennial cacti, although Joshua Trees are actually a type of succulent.

Most often at ten years old a Saguaro is about 2 feet high, barely recognizably differenciated from Fire Barrels, a type cousin of Golden barrel.

For a sauguaro to bloom it must hit Past centennial age. For this reason that it is one of the rare plants that can survive the extreme consistant heat and desolation of the Mohave, is the reason why it is illegal to take saguaros from their habitat unless distributed by an authorized dealer, generally by seed form.

Saguaros are a idealized imagry of the American West.

Reaching several stories in height and sprouting out arm like extensions. Often due to the size animals who have aclimatized to the Mohave often make holes in Saguaro for a cool nest out of the blazing heat.

When Saguaros die they leave a bark like exterior looking like a skeleton.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Joshua Tree- Yucca Brevifolia

Joshua Tree Seeds
White Tip
White tip Pointed down into soil
Push into soil firm soil

They are almost like watermelon seeds



just deep enough to be right under the surface


Cover in thin layer of soil

Gently but Firmly Pack soil on top


Thoroughly Spray with water
Add Thin Layer of Sand and Spray with water
I then placed a container on the bottom and every few days then have been spraying and filling the container with 2 inches of water until it soaks in and then filling again about 3 times (this will vary depending on your pot size), and cover the 3 seeds in a clear tub (which I bought at walmart) and I placed it in a southern facing window (I'm in Colorado so it doesn't get as hot as the Mohave, but it will get toasty during the day) it needs to get to about 80-90 F. 
first sprouted Joshua Tree

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Repotting Madagascar Palm

So I took a trip out to Las Vegas, and I was gone a week and watered all my Cactus before I left. I came home to find that my Madagascar Palm has grown an inch! >> 
The bright green at the top is new growth

The root is exposed and cracked

Drake got a bit Curious what I was doing.. He had to sniff things out.

My cat Drake and the Madagascar Palm
So I replanted it again from the 6" brown clay Terra-cotta pot to a 12" red terra-cotta pot.I dripped a few drops of fertilizer on it and sprayed it. Its good to give it a soaking, I put it in the bath tub to drain out before I put it back. If you re-pot, especially a leafy plant and you spray it, never place in the sun after, the beads of water act as a magnifying glass and burn the plant.


Much to my surprise that this Madagascar Palm had so much of a growth spurt the roots were extending out the bottom hole of the pot. Although there was still moisture in the soil so not all of the root ball was in tact :(

After the replant I soak throughout and let drain in bathtub























I put soil up to the spikes on this palm to prevent further damage (which before I was unaware that the root was exposed.) So we will see how happy my palm turns with this larger pot. 

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Denver Botanic Gardens

Today I went to the botanic gardens to explore. And its a rather large place, I will have to go again and get more pictures. I freaked out when I saw they had a larger Cacti section, I'm excited to see if they have more..







There are a lot of pictures, I will have to upload some at a later time.
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Red Barrel Cactus






Other Variety of Succulents

   



Some type of  Black Beetle Definitely a pest of this succulent

Another Black Beetle



Center is a Madagascar Palm


Madagascar palm and other Succulents

A Flowering Succulent




Another Black Beetle


Zebra Hawthoria top center





Two Golden Barrels (size of basket balls)


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Prickley Pear


Brain Cactus'





Some Prickley Pear Variety

Another Prickley Pear Variety

 


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