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Wed, May 2, 12 at 13:02
| On the thread about the SAS Nursery in Austin a photo of an unknown plant purchased there was posted. Rick in Oklahoma, who got me started with Pink pentapetes, ID'd it for us. It's a cactus! Who'd a thunk it? It's thornless however and not very common even in its native habitat of Northern Mexico.
There is just no end to interesting plants in the world! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Leuchtenbergia principis ....
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- Posted by beachplant 9b (beachplant@excite.com) on Thu, May 3, 12 at 9:42
| thanks for the ID, I have one of these I picked up years ago, it's awful slow growing for me. Tally HO! |
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| Thanks go to Rick of course. According to the link it's tender and will only take a few hours at 32 degrees. How has yours fared in that department? I think it's interesting how desert plants evolved to protect themselves in their difficult growing conditions. This one, lacking thorns, evidentally disguises itself as a dead plant with the bunch of dead material at the end of its arms. Kathy, I know what you're thinking ... LOL :-) |
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| I'm with Kathy, Roselee............LOL> |
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- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Fri, May 4, 12 at 9:31
| If absolutely necessary, I could probably live with that one. I grew up in S. TX 5 miles from the Rio Grande river, where cacti is very "abundant". Then we lived in AZ for 5 years. |
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- Posted by wantonamara 8bTx (My Page) on Fri, May 4, 12 at 9:35
| I killed mine.and never replaced it. |
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| Wow Kathy! From you, a lover of beautiful and gentle flowers, that's saying a lot ... LOL Anyway somebody has to love the funny looking little orphans .... :-) And at least it isn't stickery and has pretty blooms several times a year. |
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| I am willing to let you be that person, Roselee.....LOL> |
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| Hahaha! But it's so homely it's cute! Plus being very clever to disguise itself as a bunch of dead grass to keep from being eaten. How fascinating are the ways plants and animals develop strategies which enable them to survive. That goes for people too :-) |
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