tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15341874469336349072024-02-07T14:04:58.361-08:00Death Valley ShackThe lives of the succulents and cactus in the Beech Street Gardens greenhouseBeech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-75991164776181019902013-08-10T16:15:00.000-07:002013-08-10T16:15:31.691-07:00Agave Seedling You Say!!!!!<strong>I do........that is an Agave havardiana seedling that finally popped out of the soil yesterday! I have planted 4 seeds of the following Agaves: celsii, havardiana, ocahui, ovatifolia, parrasana, utahensis eborispina, & victoriae-reginae. I was really excited to get them going so they were in the freezer for a short amount of time (6 days). But of course the seeds were planted August 3rd, so I guess a week is not that long.
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<strong>This is the first Agaves I have tried, I think after this I'm going to try some Aloes. I'll try to keep up with the updating. As a matter of fact I have a collection of cactus seedlings from a July 14th planting that I'll show in the next couple of days and I guess I should show the growth on the seedlings from the July 14th 2012 entry. Stay tuned! </strong><br />
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Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-63913416030143922132013-08-06T19:50:00.001-07:002013-08-06T20:36:29.567-07:00Pine Cone Cactus<strong>Succulents and cacti are both very odd and interesting the way they grow. Some take many years to grow, like the Saguaro which will not start branching out till it is around 50 years old. Where others some take only a few months. The photograph below of the <em>Tephrocactus articulatus var. diadematus</em> was taken on May 25th and the next photo was taken this afternoon. What is very interesting about this is the bottom plant is from the mother plant that I have had for about five years still looks the same, it has never branched out.</strong><br />
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Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-33601051293449489962013-07-21T17:49:00.000-07:002013-07-21T17:49:12.258-07:00Echeveria imbricdo in Bloom<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Actually there are two plants in the pot, but only is in bloom. I purchased them about four years ago and this is the first time either one have bloomed. The flower colors are quite outstanding with that strong yellow inside and the soft coral outside. You can see the flower stem coming out of the one Echeveria and its about a foot long. The two Echeveria plants are six inchs across, the one blooming is around a foot and a half tall. The other droops over the side and the stem is only about six inches in length. After the one is done blooming, I'm going to cut both of them back and re-root them, hopefully the stems will sprout out with plant heads. I look at it as refurbishing old plants, that's what is amazing and great about succulents.</strong> </div>
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Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-44235412405482405862012-12-11T14:50:00.001-08:002012-12-11T14:50:58.805-08:00Merry Christmas!!!!!!<b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Holidays </span></b>
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<br />Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-38918836345242028912012-08-30T11:47:00.004-07:002012-08-30T11:51:05.604-07:00One Becomes Two and So On.....<b>I really had never been a fan of Lithops, but I bought a group of three last year. One died, so I was left with two, now one has developed into two plants so I'm back to three. The new thing that has helped me is that I learned the watering system for them. Since the plant is made up of so much fluid, you must be careful and not water like other succulents or cactus. When the Lithop is developing into a new plant it is receiving its moisture from the old leaves and <u>no</u> watering should be done, otherwise they will rot.</b><br />
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<b>One of the old leaves is that little shriveled reddish piece on the right at the base of the plant in the photograph below, at one time it was about the size of the new plant. But no water was given during this time. </b><br />
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<b>Still add one or two to your collection, you might surprise yourself and be able to grow them. To find out more information about Lithops check out these blogs, <a href="http://gaianursery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gaia Nursery</a>, <a href="http://lithopsland.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lithopsland,</a> and <a href="http://lithops-stories.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lithops Stories</a></b><br />
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<br />Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-85535188724572508912012-08-11T12:37:00.001-07:002012-10-18T15:53:16.962-07:00Copiapoa barqentisis<b>This is another cacti that I purchased from Luther of Kara Nursery at the last OCSS sale that was held at Portland Nursery. Currently it has two flower buds, there were no flower buds when I brought it home, so this is very exciting. </b><br />
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<b>Copiapoas are an interesting group of plants that come from the coastal desert regions of Chile. Shape is globular, later often columnar, clumping and forms large mounds gray to green in various shades. Spines are various in amount, length and having whitish wool at the base of the spines. Flowers are short tubular, yellow to light yellow in color which is a good identifying feature for this genus. Some of the species have fragrant flowers. Copiapoas should be protected from excessive heat and sun in summer.</b><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-35662921834998763642012-07-28T15:51:00.002-07:002012-07-28T15:51:49.475-07:00Gymnocactus viereckiiThis is the first Gymnocactus that has been added to the collection here at Death Valley Shack, due to the fact I have not come across many that have been for sale, but there other names for this plant read below. The spine coloration is what I find interesting very similar to the new Opuntia that Loree of <a href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/2012/07/yes-you-can-grow-cactus-in-portland-and.html" target="_blank">Danger Garden</a> has added to her collection.<br />
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Origin is in the Tamaulipas area of Mexico and found at an altitude of around 2500 ft. Growing solitary or occasionally clustering<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>they live in cracks in rocks, on cliff faces, getting very little nutrients, and growing nearly free of organic matter. The only naturally occurring organic matter will be leaves blown around and getting caught on the spines. G. viereckii will grow to about 7" in height and 3" in width, it's a small plant but the flowers are a bright magenta or pink with a greenish-white throat making up for the size.Other names that have been given this variety is Thelocactus viereckii, Pediocactus viereckii, Neolloydia viereckii, and Echinocactus viereckii.Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-28400631105141023652012-07-24T06:52:00.000-07:002012-07-24T06:52:16.739-07:00Gymnocalycium cardenasianum<strong>This is one of the other plants I purchased out of the four at the OCSS this last weekend. Besides Agaves, Gymnocalyciums are my 2nd favorite succulent to collect and I have a number of them in the Death Valley Shack. </strong> <br />
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Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-20635130363082819462012-07-21T07:50:00.000-07:002012-07-24T17:29:16.778-07:00New Gymno from the OCSS<b>Friday was the kick off of the three day sale that the Oregon Cactus & Succulent Society is having at the Portland Nursery 5050 SE Stark location. The sale will be during the hours of the nursery. If anyone has the chance go by and see a great selection of cactus and succulents for sale. Plus some of the members have brought a few specimen plants from their private collection for display. </b><br />
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<br />Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-40253350356743311922012-07-04T17:05:00.001-07:002012-07-04T17:05:38.632-07:00A Flower for the 4th<strong>First thing this morning around 7am went out and watered the plants in the Death Valley Shack. Not much going on inside..........Later in the day went out to see if the flower had opened and there it was. The open flower of the Notocactus ottonis, a beautiful butter yellow. Once again the flower is very large compared to the plant. Its what will happen with a little sunshine. </strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Notocactus ottonis is a very shiny green globular cactus, up to five to six inches tall and the same in diameter. Spines are typically recurved toward the body and can be bright cinnamon or golden brown. It is a cactus that likes light shade. Origin of the Notocactus ottonis is South Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. </span></b></span></div>
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<b>I planted three different seeds,</b><b> Echinocereus rigidissimus, Epithelantha bokei, and Mammilaria pilcayensis </b><b>on the 26th. The seeds were purchased from <a href="http://www.mesagarden.com/">Mesa Gardens</a> back in February that have been <span class="st">on ice</span></b><b> since then and I'll see what the outcome is, hope its good. </b><br />
<b>I just placed another order today for Coryphantha pallida, Escobaria vivipara var. bisheeana, Mammillaria senilis, and Pediocactus simpsonii var. nigrispinus. The Pediocactus seed is a variety collected from Jefferson County here in Oregon. </b>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-37857531503725110452012-06-26T17:42:00.001-07:002012-06-26T17:42:44.022-07:00Gymnocalycium pfanzii<b>I love walking in to the Death Valley Shack seeing flower buds one day and SURPRISE.....Succulents and cacti play by their own rules on how soon they will open or when. I have had some cactus bloom and never have seen the flower when it opens. It seems down right mean! </b><br />
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<br />Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-14479093976935956352012-06-21T12:26:00.000-07:002012-06-21T12:26:23.016-07:00OCSS Sale<b>Last Saturday and Sunday the Oregon Cactus & Succulent Society had their annual June sale at the Division St. Portland Nursery. </b><b>There will be another sale in July on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd at the Stark St. location.</b><b> I always like to see what there is to purchase, do some admiring, and to visit with Luther of <a href="http://www.karacactus.com/">Kara Nursery</a> and also writes the <a href="http://oregoncactus.blogspot.com/">Oregon Cactus Blog</a>. The photos below are the plants that I purchased from him for new additions in my collection in the Death Valley Shack. </b><br />
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Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-83369531400216378412012-06-19T16:20:00.002-07:002012-06-19T16:20:53.706-07:00Clueless?????<b>Isn't this the sweetest.......I was surprised after I bought this and about two weeks later it starting showing flower buds. It is a great looking plant from the spines to the flower. Being a very small plant, its in a 2 1/2" pot. That's what I find fascinating about succulents & cacti, is that they can bloom at such a small size.</b> <br />
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<b>Maybe someone out there will be able to identify this one for me, I have looked at a lot of the books I have but not having any success so far. </b>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-23577511945207177882012-05-25T14:56:00.002-07:002012-05-25T14:56:18.404-07:00Euphorbia Horridia<b>Now there is some color contrasting going on this plant.............the flower bracts are amazing with the maroon and yellow colors against the chalky color of the plant. This is the first time this Horridia has bloomed for me.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>"Uno Pico"</b></span></div>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-29386926476367964552012-02-05T09:17:00.000-08:002012-02-07T07:58:26.225-08:00Funny Looking Little Plants<div align="left"><strong>Now this is exciting.....The photographs below are two cacti species that I started from seed around the first of November. I purchased "Gymnocalycium tillanum" from </strong><a href="http://www.mesagardens.com/"><strong>Mesa Gardens</strong></a><strong> in Belen, New Mexico. The other seeds came from the Notocactus haselbergii here at Death Valley Shack. I had written an entry March 4, 2011 that the Notocactus was blooming and there were a few seeds on it that I would try and grow. That is them in the picture below. To me the cactus seedlings look like little alien or sea creatures. </strong></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Notocactus haselbergii </strong><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705702230783039154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYTeF3QaIfhFBaI6lcdEbW3l2sd7zZyCQrw2ogguG6marbN9cGpkWWO6lDpFCTpQjdP-xE-vGAVN_9J-xopHSW_UNuaACKGxK4-slILzleHlMZ1ToQquuVhoZkE09om2HzpxhtPxLpl48/s400/Noto.jpg" /></strong><br /><strong><br />Gymnocalycium tillianium<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYEJVO9abhkTXK1wfilkQJ9pQylrWNWXKBUsV09b_8ShZwiEg0xwA0fxIU955zTdXjDQMEFargkacgCPHQxf-3FEyTXFuznAnS9vKmFkWdYqY5ByH6SlaY_hHz81b2ZX_zjZMoZBldMLH/s1600/Gymno.jpg"><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705702127055611106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYEJVO9abhkTXK1wfilkQJ9pQylrWNWXKBUsV09b_8ShZwiEg0xwA0fxIU955zTdXjDQMEFargkacgCPHQxf-3FEyTXFuznAnS9vKmFkWdYqY5ByH6SlaY_hHz81b2ZX_zjZMoZBldMLH/s400/Gymno.jpg" /></strong></a></div><br /><p><strong>It was not as difficult as I thought it would be, but the out come was not as high as I thought either. I'll have to do some tweaking on the next group which I'm planting up in the next couple of days. </strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-76665049163336900702011-10-07T08:04:00.000-07:002011-10-08T11:38:42.924-07:00Neoporteria gerocephala OR Eriosyce senilis<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPNp0gT7vJzS5jBFkjjG-_ZEH4TiiEeQkEP7jfhjFDZf1NgjURfynkXjvIYUGwHQsH_45taNHiikiYqAG9Q9BOrpynJroVlpM_d6OCCjIGct_2uX6k5dgqdt9X9GySw5K8gnZ7UJhabU-/s1600/Neoporteria+gerocephala+angle.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660766598619001730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPNp0gT7vJzS5jBFkjjG-_ZEH4TiiEeQkEP7jfhjFDZf1NgjURfynkXjvIYUGwHQsH_45taNHiikiYqAG9Q9BOrpynJroVlpM_d6OCCjIGct_2uX6k5dgqdt9X9GySw5K8gnZ7UJhabU-/s400/Neoporteria+gerocephala+angle.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Like so many cacti, names can be many. Neoporteria gerocephala is the name on the tag and the name I will catalog it under. The origin of Neoporteria gerocephala is </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">the Valley of Rio Chapoa</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> in Chile located in South American. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">It is a solitary cacti with a dense covering of spines, it hybridizes easily in habitat and cultivation. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The body is purplish and globose to a short columnar shape, 2 1/2"-7" tall, 2"-3" in diameter. The spines are very dense, glassy, variable in color from blond/white, yellow, brown to almost black, with darker tips; straight to strongly curled and tangled, some hairlike soft and flexible, other needle-like and stiff, of variable length, obscuring the plant body and becoming longer with age. Tubular bright colored flowers in the spring being 1"- 2"in length. Will tolerate full sun to light shade, but extremely prone to root rot, needs good drainage.</span><br /><br /><div></div></div>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-34694555490613655562011-10-01T08:56:00.000-07:002011-10-06T08:33:16.006-07:00I will call you Nova...........<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U7SMy_fzMzmxS0jJOXh7KJzDjkusMCbac8apPEOULJhA6hL65Yp-YUlDlkDXFPcbUxWEd1Vo_WDuvPjeS-75h5NRtuNISLVIko87OUjZes4ABdAXwQVW2vhUt7EuZ6QfB2-pCqC9F5DD/s1600/Euphorbia+hoordia+Nova.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658553331812596338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U7SMy_fzMzmxS0jJOXh7KJzDjkusMCbac8apPEOULJhA6hL65Yp-YUlDlkDXFPcbUxWEd1Vo_WDuvPjeS-75h5NRtuNISLVIko87OUjZes4ABdAXwQVW2vhUt7EuZ6QfB2-pCqC9F5DD/s400/Euphorbia+hoordia+Nova.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">EUPHORBIA HORRIDA<br /> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"NOVA"</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picked up this Euphorbia the other day, once again the color is amazing. Very pale, chalky, ghost-like, also named the African Milk Barrel. This one is in a 4" pot and I have another larger specimen that is about 6" tall. When I think of it I will take a picture and post in the blog. If you would like to read about the <a href="http://deathvalleyshack.blogspot.com/2011/09/baby-pickle.html">E. horrida,</a> click on the name for an earlier posting. </span><br /><br /><div></div></div>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-86644103459066203132011-09-26T09:04:00.000-07:002011-09-26T13:35:33.461-07:00Stone Faced<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NvTo1792M3JbckP20iY9gfZgz0dLcudHxIxQY3pGPtKL2YN9KUtIXgDV1EjITwdGdnf_g_b_-3cR97ZPHOScsdyQH2bUK_wwpDoBpqtIwJXbHvw813CazXl-ALMbHHcy_5ZMmF-ZHEA/s1600/DSCN0981.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656700150467018018" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4NvTo1792M3JbckP20iY9gfZgz0dLcudHxIxQY3pGPtKL2YN9KUtIXgDV1EjITwdGdnf_g_b_-3cR97ZPHOScsdyQH2bUK_wwpDoBpqtIwJXbHvw813CazXl-ALMbHHcy_5ZMmF-ZHEA/s400/DSCN0981.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LITHOP</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Derived from the ancient Greek words<br />lithos meaning "stone," and ops meaning "face"<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the only collection of Lithops that I have, they are very charming. I will have to look into adding more to the collection. </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.karacactus.com/lithops.htm">Kara Nursery</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> offers a great selection if you are looking for something special to add to your own collection. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lithops are found across wide areas of Namibia and South Africa, as well as small bordering areas in Botswana and Angola, from sea level to high mountains.</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i><span style="font-weight: bold;"> They are perennial plants which develop a new pair of leaves each year. The leaf markings of any one particular plant change very little from year to year, and no two plants have markings exactly alike. They begin growing during the fall, continue throughout the winter and into the spring. In late spring or early summer, the plants will begin to go dormant. If a plant does not flower the first year you have it, it is perhaps not quite old enough. Lithops usually must be three to five years old before they begin flowering which will be a spicy-sweet scent and white or yellow in color. </span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534187446933634907.post-22069687055527970302011-09-22T18:26:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:25:48.891-07:00In Honor of Danger Garden...........<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP5L5IaXGf4bIa4T6ltUN6QjlH2nhx9cDi5lYDPS70NanJC6VxlvLuSh8o8h-E0BR6pUyiqHCVU5HV-Sim_eAodccUbRoxIqkzkxqKBl0C9X-V6auE4yTUb7w-RTDgu8tR23wGNwjBsEJ/s1600/DSCN0979.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655360974207002306" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP5L5IaXGf4bIa4T6ltUN6QjlH2nhx9cDi5lYDPS70NanJC6VxlvLuSh8o8h-E0BR6pUyiqHCVU5HV-Sim_eAodccUbRoxIqkzkxqKBl0C9X-V6auE4yTUb7w-RTDgu8tR23wGNwjBsEJ/s400/DSCN0979.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbgTq_y54ETZQKp53c62qi4PRgiN4xp3hUV75S9ltIWTz8dxOCfLZm6PcPSOF3oky0kWkd8hTD-bVrGZbs1qSG3bSCxPkVdL9ZTUz2Pa-DISSAwTOXZ5pGkM1th5xhWx-k1n1x_-dDhDB/s1600/DSCN0978.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655360966503227186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbgTq_y54ETZQKp53c62qi4PRgiN4xp3hUV75S9ltIWTz8dxOCfLZm6PcPSOF3oky0kWkd8hTD-bVrGZbs1qSG3bSCxPkVdL9ZTUz2Pa-DISSAwTOXZ5pGkM1th5xhWx-k1n1x_-dDhDB/s400/DSCN0978.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PACHYPODIUM GEAYI</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Madagascar Palm"</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What an awesome looking plant, the structure is amazing. Looking similar to a palm but not even close in the plant kingdom. This looks like a plant that would be in the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://dangergarden.blogspot.com/">Danger Garden</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> because of the spines. It is stated that all parts are poisonous if ingested. P. geayi comes from the Southwestern area of Madagascar, has a metallic grey trunk, thin grey-green leaves with a bright pink mid-rib. Bloom time is any time of the year on a plant that is at least 6 feet tall. Flowers are white or near white with a yellow throat and lightly scented. A deciduous tree that can reach a height of 15 feet. This will be a great addition to the patio next Spring. It is planted in a 6" pot, about 18" tall and the leaves extend out about 2 feet. </span><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Beech Street Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365030749361899061noreply@blogger.com0