Need cold hardy cactus starts for my new desert garden! :)

This section is for enthusiasts looking for hard to find cold hardy palms, yuccas, plants etc.

Moderators: lucky1, Alchris, Kansas, Wes North Van, Laaz

Post Reply
User avatar
Jova
Sprout
Posts: 93
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:56 pm
Location: Terre Haute, IN (zone 6a)

Need cold hardy cactus starts for my new desert garden! :)

Post by Jova » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:57 pm

Hello. I've just begun work on a desert garden here in zone 6a Indiana. I'm looking to get some starts off of several species of cold hardy cactus, or anything else that would make sense in a garden like this. If anyone can help me out, please let me know! I don't really have much for trade, other than lots of musa basjoo pups, but I am willing to buy. Thanks in advance!



User avatar
hardyjim
Palm Grove
Posts: 4703
Joined: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Iowa 5b

Post by hardyjim » Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:31 pm

I have some Imbricata shoots that are still alive and some Opuntia if you interested.

The Opuntia is from Texas supposedly hardy to zero and I think is but needs to be bone dry for sometime before winter.
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... rfield.gif" alt="Click for Fairfield, Iowa Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

User avatar
BILL MA
Large Palm
Posts: 1273
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:25 am
Location: Southern Mass.

Post by BILL MA » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:07 pm

Jova,
I have a basement full or cacti that is hardy in our climate here in Southern Ma. I'm not really sure what it all is but I'm sure I could send you
stuff when the weather warms up.

Let me know.
Bill

damir
Seedling
Posts: 162
Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:07 pm
Location: Osijek, Croatia usda 7a

Post by damir » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:57 pm

from my experience, opuntias are full hardy in my climate,zone 7a 6b. fragilis,humifusa,compressa,imbricata,phaeacantha camanchica. few more would be promissing, like basilaris,polyacantha,erinacea ursina...

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests