Boyce Thompson Arboretum

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Post by hardyjim » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:56 pm

Usually you will pay if you buy while your in the plant trance-little pricey here but thats all right.

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Lots more to come.


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Post by bananieru » Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:29 am

beautiful, thank you for sharing with us

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Post by DesertZone » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:46 am

That one pink cactus flower! WOW! I like. 8)

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing.
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Post by hardyjim » Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:07 pm

yea...I have been trying to find better and better stuff :lol:
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Post by chadec » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:00 pm

OMG, Jim I love it all. Those E. Polygona make mine look sick.

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:06 am

AAAAARGH!

Wish I hadn't seen those plant sale photos. disgust
Makes me want to throw all my young plants away.

Other than that Jim, :lol: thanks for sharing pics of your vist.

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Post by hardyjim » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:33 pm

I bought some Tricho(I think)at Lowes,they had some with blooms...
I bought one with buds so I would be surprised...they are getting ready to bloom-
looks like reddish/pinkish color-I will post some pics.
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