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Ocotillo

greyghost61
12 years ago

I live in Southwest Georgia, zone 8b. We seem to be having less rain than we used to, there haven't been any hurricanes or tropical storms in the past few years down this way so I have decided to do a large section of my yard in a xeriscaped style. I have planted a number of various cacti, yuccas, and agaves along with "texas sage". I saw some seed grown ocotillo on ebay and went ahead and purchased a couple. I was wondering if they will do alright in slightly acidic, sandy soil. We get plenty of heat (had more days last June that were 100 or higher than days that did not reach 100). I have never seen any growing in this part of the country let alone this state. I am curious, does anyone else in the southeast US grow it, and if so, what are the problems associated with growing it in this region? Thanks in advance.

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