Arizona Pictures Feb 2013

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:33 am

Here is a few pictures from my trip to Arizona. Mainly Tucson and Phoenix area

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93791924@N08/8524999078/" title="DSCF0732 by hasty22, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8524 ... 7026c5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSCF0732"></a>

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To see the rest of the pictures click on link below. Please feel free to comment on names of plants. Since I am a rookie I don't know many of the names.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93791924@N08/

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:06 am

Let me guess, this one is in Tucson?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:07 am

Keith,
the 51 pics on your Flickr link made me drool...fabulous!

Where the plants were labeled, was that in a botanical garden?

Fabulous palms, cacti, agaves, and yuccas...holy cow those yuccas are nice.
Too bad about that fried Beaucarnea on pic 603, obviously pretty tender.

Agave size on #523 is impressive!!! wow.

And the blue palms, guessing those were Brahea armata...gorgeous.

By the way, did any of those palm seeds make it into your pocket? Ahem

Thanks for this!

Barb

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:22 am

Yes that picture was from Tucson. Could you tell by the mountains in the distance.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:11 am

hasty22 wrote:Yes that picture was from Tucson. Could you tell by the mountains in the distance.

That and the kind of plants. They plant lots of afghan pines in Tucson.

andym · Post by **andym** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:00 pm

DesertZone wrote:Let me guess, this one is in Tucson?

I was a bit confused as to what these plants were but judging by the the feathery tufts at the end of the leaves they look like Dasylirions?
Great pics anyway

What were the max/mins while you were there Hasty?

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:33 pm

Thanks Barb Yes it was a botanical garden with the labeled plants. Most of the agaves were huge. Also loved the blue palms. And I was tempted about the palm seeds, tried to convince wife to put a few in pocket while going thru airport. lol

The weather was a little cooler at first lows near 0C highs 16 C. The last 3 days was around 6C low to a high of 22C and full sun.

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:38 pm

andym wrote: [I was a bit confused as to what these plants were but judging by the the feathery tufts at the end of the leaves they look like Dasylirions?

That's what they are, Dasylirion wheeleri. One of my all time favorite plants, love the trunks one those. Thicker than most yucca trunks.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:20 pm

yes........love those Dasylirions!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:56 pm

Dasylirion wheeleri. One of my all time favorite plants, love the trunks on those.

Mine too.

Anybody ever grown them from seed?

EDIT: RPS hasn't got seeds listed for sale. Have never seen any listed.
Probably because they're hard to find?

http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/ ... eeleri.php

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:06 pm

Found this PDN offering & where they collected the seed in AZ (Aaron, start the car ????

)

This variety apparently trunks, which is spectacular.
http://www.plantdelights.com/Dasylirion ... TPWpDeJD3A

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:57 pm

Barb,

I though you had some D. wheeleri seedlings a year or two ago? I'll check my stock.....I may have some? If so I'll mail them to you.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:03 pm

found a yucca assortment on ebay includes Dasylirion wheeleri

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/400020401847?ssP ... 1423.l2649

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:42 pm

some D. wheeleri seedlings a year or two ago

I had forgotten that; good memory Tim
They came up, and promptly fell over and died in the heat.
The others did too, think they were y.schotii?

Thanks for the ebay link Keith.
Will look for just the dasy 'coz I've got seedpots coming out of the rafters.

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:09 pm

Yup Tim, and look at how many I had, the entire community pot failed.
I'm so mad at my inattention to these:

http://palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=39513

Barb

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:40 pm

Barb you killed all of them that is so sad!!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:54 pm

The seedlings I have came from a plant next to this giant.

6' tall and 5' wide. My seedlings have lived through nights in the low 20's-teens F.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:02 pm

Hast22,
I think I have some if you want a few? They take awhile before they sart growing fast. They grow like grass for the first year or 2. And yes, they will need water after they sprout, but that is up too you.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:15 pm

Yes I would love some Aaron. Let me know.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:22 pm

hasty22 wrote:Yes I would love some Aaron. Let me know.

PM me your address, and I will send you some.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:57 pm

Thanks to Aaron I have a few seedlings of the wheeleri. I also have some seedling of the leiophyllum and the longissimum. Planning to get the texanum and texanum v aberrans which are supposed to be "winter hardy"

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:02 pm

My Wheeleri hasn't got the blues.... it's GREEN with envy

Over here Dasylirion Wheeleri appears to be sold as a different colour. Mind you with the crap summer temperatures we get, that's probably the reason why

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:48 pm

Hi guys. I started some Dasylirion wheeleri seeds 2 weeks ago. Thanks to Aaron for the seeds. I got 15 seedlings in beer cups already and the ziploc bag is still full. I run out of beer, beer cups and cactus soil. I hope they will survive. Barb said her seedlings died from the heat I believe a few years ago. She was probably yelling at them . lol.
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15 of these beer cups are Dasylirion wheeleri , the other are various yucca, several golden barrel cactus. The seeds seem to love the heat in the greenhouse for germinating. Within 2 weeks I have had Dasylirion wheeleri, various yuccas, golden barrel cactus, musa sikkimensis banana, musa acuminata banana, and another cactus.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:48 pm

Nice job!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:38 pm

Hey Keith, congrats on the germination of all that stuff.

You ran out of beer????

oh no!
Styrofoam cups work great too, cheaper than the beer cups.

Good work!
Barb

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