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| Special hybrid Opuntia bed at Timberline: peak bloom, June 9, 2015 |
All but two pictures were taken Tuesday afternoon, June 9 at Timberline Gardens. A bittersweet photographic session, since these are not likely to be here next year.
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| Special hybrid Opuntia bed at Timberline: peak bloom, June 9, 2015 |
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| Opuntia 'Chocolate Princess' |
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| Opuntia 'Chocolate Princess' |
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| Opuntia 'Citrus Punch' |
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| Opuntia 'Colorado Sunset' and below Opuntia 'Solar Flare' |
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| Opuntia 'Colorado Sunset' and below Opuntia 'Solar Flare' |
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| Opuntia 'Colorado Sunset' |
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| Opuntia 'Coral Carpet' left |
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| Opuntia 'Dickie's Delight' |
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| Opuntia 'Dickie's Delight' |
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| Opuntia 'Garnet Glow' |
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| Opuntia 'Garnet Glow' on right, 'Apricot Glory' below below |
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| Opuntia trichophora 'Golden Wooly Bear' |
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| Opuntia 'Grand Mesa Peach' |
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| Opuntia 'Grand Mesa Peach' |
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| Opuntia 'Hawaiian Punch' |
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| Opuntia macrocentra |
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| Opuntia pinkavae 'Nambe Sunrise' |
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| Opuntia 'Peach Chiffon' |
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| Opuntia 'Peach Chiffon' |
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| Opuntia phaeacantha Paradox |
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| Opuntia macrocentra |
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| Opuntia 'Ruffled Papaya' |
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| Opuntia 'Solar Flare' |
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| Opuntia 'Wartermelon Man' |
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| Opuntia polyacantha 'Citrus Punch' |
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| Opuntia polyacantha 'Nebraska Orange' |
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| Opuntia polyacantha 'Taylor Red' |
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| Opuntia rhodantha 'Snowball' |
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| Opuntia trichophora 'Golden Teddy' |
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| Opuntia trichophora 'Golden Teddy' |
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| Opuntia trichophora 'Golden Wooly Bear' |
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| Opuntia trichophora |
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| Special hybrid Opuntia bed at Timberline: peak bloom, June 9, 2015 |
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| Special hybrid Opuntia bed at Timberline: peak bloom, June 9, 2015 |
Very interesting blog. A lot of blogs I see these days don't really provide anything that attract others, but I'm most definitely interested in this one. Just thought that I would post and let you know.
ReplyDeleteThat Opuntia 'Chocolate Princess' is incredibly beautiful. Couldn't find it on the Cold Hardy Cactus.com site, though....Thanks for sharing these photos.
ReplyDeleteKelly has a dozen cacti that are undergoing evaluation for patenting and worldwide distribution: Chocolate Princess is one of the best of these--it is a heavy re-bloomer--blooming much of the summer. It will likely be released in a year or two around the world.
DeleteA year or two, now that's a long time.... I have to agree though, it is incredibly beautiful.
DeleteDrooling all the way to the end of the photos. Wow!
ReplyDeleteNow those are MOUTH WATERING … unlikely to survive for long here in Lancashire, England, but certainly worth every effort. Thanks Panayoti … you always come up with new ways to part me from my money!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing many of these with you a couple years back. Such a spectacular achievement - so many new varieties and the rebloomers are something very special.
ReplyDeleteWe had a gardener in the Washington, DC area with the most incredible collection of hardy cacti that were absolutely spectacular when they bloomed in the spring. A shame they don't add to resale value! When his wife retired they decided to move and he has had to disassemble and give away his garden.
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