Some midsummer palm and other pics.

ttls1 · Post by **ttls1** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:59 pm

Well after the coldest and wettest spring ever recorded here are some summer updates

Here are some pics.

CIDP

2 weeks growth CIDP

Blue med

Green med

Pindo

Trachy i didnt use any protection except lights around the trunk took pretty good damage

Potted Brahea Armata and CIDP

Banana

Yucca Rostrata

Southern mag i picked this up for 10$ because it looked dead but has been making a great recovery hopefully it will recover all the way before winter

Daylillys

Canna

New thai giants

Argentine giant cactus flowering

Yard shots

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:31 pm

Thats a really really nice yard!

Where are you again?

ttls1 · Post by **ttls1** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:45 pm

Just outside salt lake city utah

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:17 pm

Great shots! That trachy looks pretty good for low protection!

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:58 am

What a nice lookin place to live. Mountains, desert, a giant salt lake, the flats.........

I had to ask cause a)Your growing CIDP and b)the houses look exactly like my area in Calgary when I lived there.

Nice to see you managed to get that Chammie to branch out. They look bad ass when they get like that!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:50 am

I know I've said it before, but again, amazing. Those plants look so happy and healthy. Thanks again for sharing.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:30 am

Beautiful area/yard!

Good luck with your giants...very rewarding plants.

The cactus flowers are really amazing-

Well done!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:28 pm

That CIDP takes my breath away.
Love that C.humilis!

Your cold and wet spring hasn't hurt anything obviously.

Nice update.
Barb

ttls1 · Post by **ttls1** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:41 pm

lucky1 wrote:That CIDP takes my breath away.
Love that C.humilis!

Your cold and wet spring hasn't hurt anything obviously.

Nice update.
Barb

It really slowed the trachys recovery this spring and now its too hot to grow we will see how it looks come october i guess, i may have to protect it this year.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:23 pm

You say a cold and wet spring slowed your Trachy's recovery?

They love it cool and wet...(versus hot and dry)

Barb

ttls1 · Post by **ttls1** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:03 pm

Mine seem to grow best with highs in the 70s to low 80s we never got that this year it went from 40s 50s to 90 it snowed may 31st here. Worst spring of my life.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:41 am

grow best with highs in the 70s to low 80s

Yes agree those are great Trachy temps.
Mine is planted on the East side of house, gets sun only till noon.
But this year we haven't had more than a few days of heat.
Back to overcast and coolish the last two weeks.

Hope you get an extended and warm Fall to make up for the crappy spring.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 11:10 pm

Very nice!

Let us know how that Y. rostrata (rigda) does through the winter.

Awesome palms.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:29 am

Great yard! Love the Pheonix!! The Yucca is great......must be one of those rostrata x rigida types since it has 'U' shaped leaves. Let us know if that form is hardy in your area. Rigida is less hardy than rostrata (rigida is more of a zone 8 plant where rostrata is more like a zone 6 plant). I hope yours has the rostrata cold hardy genes!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:57 am

lucky1 wrote:You say a cold and wet spring slowed your Trachy's recovery?

They love it cool and wet...(versus hot and dry)

Barb

Trachys need +70F temps to recover quickly.

Our spring was chilly here too.

April was almost 10F cooler than last April,
this put the Trachy recovery a month behind last spring.

ttls1 · Post by **ttls1** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:26 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Great yard! Love the Pheonix!! The Yucca is great......must be one of those rostrata x rigida types since it has 'U' shaped leaves. Let us know if that form is hardy in your area. Rigida is less hardy than rostrata (rigida is more of a zone 8 plant where rostrata is more like a zone 6 plant). I hope yours has the rostrata cold hardy genes!

I kind of questioned this myself it was listed as a rostrata on the tag from monrovia but seems to have a much larger head and much stiffer sharper leaves. I think it is more than likely after looking a pure rigida because monrovia does not list a hybrid that they sell. Guess i might have to through a cover over it this winter a couple nights, it is new this year.