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winsorw 8 (
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Mon, May 17, 10 at 13:09
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has experience growing opuntia santa rita tubac and Ornamental Ginger (Alpinia formosana) 'Pinstripe' in PNW. I understand that santa rita is hardy to 15F but what about a little lower?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Mon, May 17, 10 at 13:30
Here is a link that might be useful: Welcome to THE DESERT NORTHWEST!
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| For the record, no, it won't grow here. It's too bad nurseries aren't carrying a hardier species of Opuntia instead. |
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Thank you both.
I got an Opuntia santa rita but not tubac (I hope it's different) from an eBay seller that says it should survive 0F so we'll see.
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Wed, May 19, 10 at 10:49
| You can get fully hardy prickly pears from small local growers like Desert Northwest and Colvos Creek. There is a even a species that is native to parts of western WA, in addition to the ones that grow wild in much colder climates in the intermountain region and eastern US. A friend near Kent, WA has a cactus collection, instead of a lawn leading up to his front door. At one time he was growing over 80 kinds. |
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| Thanks bboy. I'll look into that. 80 kinds, wow! Well, I don't like cactus that much:-) I had a spot where there is no shade, relatively dry, and the ground isn't fertile so I thought that would be perfect. |
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| I tried a form or 'santa rita' last year in a pot.For the winter I put it in the garage in a window,the main pad collapsed,but I was able to root the remaining pads. |
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| I've had trouble getting any form of Opuntia santa-rita or O. chlorotica (which is closely related) to survive in our climate, no matter how far cold and wet of an area it was collected from. I think they are generally more difficult to maintain here than most of the hardy Opuntias. I even had a collection of O. chlorotica from 6,000' just below the Mongollon Rim in central Arizona that didn't make it. I'm not giving up yet, though. |
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