Re: New garden pics

Speaking of orchid cacti, when we were in San Diego a couple weeks  
ago, we went to Escondido to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. We hiked  
up to where they had the California condors and stopped at their  
display of orchid cacti. Many were in bloom... so many cultivars...  
magnificent flowers. Would love to have one, if I could only keep it  
happy.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jun 11, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Theresa wrote:

> Hi Jim-  both colors of the orchid cactus came from one of our old  
> listserv friends - Lynda in Wyoming I believe (my memory for these  
> things is awful).  It grows very much like my night-blooming cereus  
> does.  Long flattish branches, with buds that pop up on the leave  
> edges.  A gangley looking plant- not that attractive honestly- but  
> the flowers are stunning.  I don't know the real name.  The plant  
> is right next to a potted palm tree- so you see it's leaves in one  
> of the pics.  If you remind me this fall, (and give me directions)   
> I'd be happy to cut off a branch piece and send to you.
> P.S.  A couple years ago you sent me some African Iris seeds- and  
> one of the plants is now large enough that I think it might  
> actually bloom!  No buds yet, but at least it is now a nice sized  
> plant.  So- thanks for sharing!
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
>> Great job on the patio, Theresa. Very nice looking.
>>
>> I'm smitten with your purple cactus flower. Do you know its real  
>> name? And what kind of structure does the plant have?
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2006, at 12:00 PM, Theresa Witt wrote:
>>
>>> New garden pics
>>>
>>> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tchessie/album?.dir=/ 
>>> 946bscd&.src=ph&.tok=phTUuAFBDpSPCYxB
>>>
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>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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