![]() More cacti lined up outside the propagation greenhouses: Considering that saguaros are extremely slow-growing (it takes them about 100 years to grow their first arm), I‘d want to start out with something bigger. Smaller ones were for sale in 5-gallon plants. Saguaros ( Carnegiea gigantea) growing in the ground I suppose customers pick the ones they want, and they are then dug up to order. One entire section of the nursery is dedicated to growing saguaros in the ground. RIGHT: Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’ with rose quartzĬlump of unlabeled Mammillaria with volcanic (?) rock LEFT: Golden barrel cactus ( Echinocactus grusonii) with polished petrified wood One of the largest golden barrel cactus ( Echinocactus grusonii) I’ve ever seen I think cycads mix really well with succulents.ĭioon edule and golden barrel cactus ( Echinocactus grusonii) Queen Victoria agave ( Agave regina-victoriae)ĭioon edule and azurite. Petrified wood and organ pipe cactus ( Stenocereus thurberi)Īmong the many mature succulents planted throughout the nursery these were my favorites: Still, I would love to have a few pieces in my garden. I didn’t ask about pricing, but I can’t imagine it’s cheap. Being quite frost-sensitive, it gets wrapped when temperatures drop below freezing.įlowering Aloe dichotoma and petrified woodīut plants aren’t the only exciting feature in this part of the nursery: Wherever you look there are huge pieces of petrified wood! Most of it came from an estate of a collector, and it is for sale. The beautiful Aloe dichotoma in the next few photos was just getting ready to bloom. Silk-floss tree ( Ceiba speciosa), assorted cacti, and petrified wood The employee took me to this silk-floss tree was still in bloom. Mexican fencepost cactus ( Pachycereus marginatus), $80 for 5 gallon plants I love the colorful clump of Santa Rita prickly pear (Opuntia ‘Santa Rita’) at the entranceĬactus galore from the second you enter the parking lot… Let’s start at the entrance and work our way through the nursery. It’s large! In fact, the friendly employee who gave me a ride on one of their electric carts told me that at 10 acres it’s the third largest cactus nursery in the country. ![]() But I wasn’t prepared for the size of the nursery. From a post Loree “Danger Garden” Bohl had written in December 2011 I already had an idea of what to expect. The first destination we’re going to revisit is Bach’s Cactus Nursery in Tucson. Instead of dealing with the aftermath of the cold snap that has gripped us since Thursday of last week, I decided to write the first extended post from my trip to Arizona last week.
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