Palms and cacti

[iwan]

While at Home Depot today I found I could not resist a nice 5g Echinocactus grusonii.  In the same cart was a Sabal riverside.  My wife said "hey that looks good together" and it got me thinking.  I know some palms, especially Brahea would be good planting companions, so let's see what you have done.  I don't plan to get crazy with cacti, just a few here and there as accent/architectural statements.

Note to moderator, if you feel this should be in another sub-forum feel free to move it.

[chris.oz]

Well strictly speaking,  not cactus,  but here is the triangular bed outside the garage I planted out with B. armata,  Senecio serpens and Agave attenuata.

[fiji jim]

here with our 100+inches of rain annually, we expected that cacti etc would not like our place.

this Opuntia (now 6 ft.) in pic is less than 2 years old and was started with a 6inch piece. At one stage it fell over so is now tied to a pole for support. It flowers all year with between 10 and 30 flowers at one time.

Does anyone know if this is an edible type?

Just out of the picture are some Hyophorbe which seem to fit the succulent type plants.

[Kris]

Dear Chris  

that landscape of your garage area looks great !

thanks & Love,

Kris(India)  

[chris.oz]

(krisachar @ Feb. 12 2007,02:03)

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Dear Chris  

that landscape of your garage area looks great !

thanks & Love,

Kris(India)  

Thanks Kris,

Although its a superb palm and ideally suited to our climate,  B. armata is rarely planted.   It grows too slowly for the plant nurseries to bother with it.

[Bilbo]

Robert the Golden Barrel is iconic and is a `scapers favourite cacti.

Cereus peruviana is another nice `scaping cacti and tasty fruit!

I ony have a small opuntia or two but will try the cereus down here in pure gravel.

I am lucky to live close to Holly Gate Cactus Nursery but on a sad note; the founder Terry Hewitt the founder has recently passed away.

I believe Jenny and daughter Sue are intending to continue.

Regardez

Juan

[freekypalmguy]

Chris, you planter looks great

I agree,

palms and cacti/succulents look great together. Here is a CIDP, yucca rostrata, agave attenuata(with some freezer burn), and dasylirion longissimum.

This is the start of my planting in this area, but hope to add much more as resources come available (AKA $).

[FossilNypa]

Matt, what is that beautiful plant at the left???

[FossilNypa]

Is it the yucca rostrata??

[Brian]

Here's a few...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/brianexpa/IMG_0195.jpg

[Brian]

[FossilNypa]

Cool

[Brian]

Hmmm Im not sure why I couldnt get the first one right. Lets try again..

[freekypalmguy]

(FossilNypa @ Feb. 12 2007,18:51)

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Is it the yucca rostrata??

that is the dasylirion longissimum or mexican grass tree.

The yucca is on the right behind the boulder

[Really full garden]

I too live in a coastal area with a very long dry season.We have not had a drop of rain since Dec.2.Varigated agaves add a lot of color to my mainly palm dominated landscape.I do worry about the spines coming into contact with my dogs so try to be careful about where they are planted.nulli176photobucket.com/albums/w174/smbismarckia/IMG_1625.jpgnull

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[STEVE IN SO CAL]

Here's a pic of my house...more pics when the sun is less bright

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[freekypalmguy]

Very nice Steve.

[SubTropicRay]

Great stuff Steve.

[iwan]

(m_crowther @ Feb. 12 2007,07:48)

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Chris, you planter looks great

I agree,

palms and cacti/succulents look great together. Here is a CIDP, yucca rostrata, agave attenuata(with some freezer burn), and dasylirion longissimum.

This is the start of my planting in this area, but hope to add much more as resources come available (AKA $).

Matt,

I have seen a couple other pictures of your garden.  It looks like you have an excellent start and will have a great garden as time progresses.

[iwan]

(chris.oz @ Feb. 11 2007,20:59)

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Well strictly speaking,  not cactus,  but here is the triangular bed outside the garage I planted out with B. armata,  Senecio serpens and Agave attenuata.

Nice Chris,

Great hardscape to compliment your arrangement.

[iwan]

(STEVE IN SO CAL @ Feb. 13 2007,08:38)

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Now Steve, this was what I was waiting for.  Great landscape.  Looking forward to more.  

Let's see some more combos from other members out there.  How about the AZ contingent?

[Kris]

(STEVE IN SO CAL @ Feb. 13 2007,11:26)

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Dear Steve  

fentastic can can_i ment the CIDP are blowing me off

the ground_Man.

your yuccos are terrefic and the garden with that house

is simply awasome !

and very nice pool you got there.

i have a request can i see your grown-up CIDP from a

bit long shot_Please.Iam a fan of this plam  

And Matt & ray your Avatar Icon gif's simply rocks_man !

Thanks for those lovely garden stills,

Love,

Kris.

[iwan]

Not my garden, and not many palms in this particular shot, but...this may be the largest Saguaro cactus in northern CA (Fresno).  This is around 85 years old and has been in place for ~50 years.  It is 20-25' tall.

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Agave Weberi(marginata) with Br Armata

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Aloe Suzannae et al...

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A bit tatty Br Decumbens with ag Pattonii, Victoria Reginae(both variegated) as well as the common ag macroacantha

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Another shot of the Weberi/Armata

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Harvesting bulbils yesterday...they were freeze damaged, and I want to treat them with fungicide. This is the plant on my avatar...

After the harvest...

Kris...I will try for some pics of the big Canariensis when I get a chance..

[iwan]

Steve, how cold did that part of your property get?

[Howeadypsis]

Well, I have quite a few cacti and I can tell you they need full sun and low temps in winter  or they go leggy and wont flower. Thats not a good combo for many palms tho i think Phoenix can take the sun, but 40ºC heat?

[GREENHAND]

(STEVE IN SO CAL @ Feb. 13 2007,11:38)

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Steve i am a big pools  and palms fan! you pool area is awsome keep up the good work. also very nice cidp i  hope mine grows that big someday.

[Carlo Morici]

Some pictures I took in 2004: A bold garden on the seafront in Santa Cruz de La Palma, on the island of La Palma. Unusual both in the style and in the coupling of Cocos nucifera and Euphorbia canariensis

Carlo, Tenerife

[STEVE IN SO CAL]

The low in this area was 20f, but saw many nights in the mid-upper twenties.

[Mike Evans]

After living in Arizona, I always keep a portion of my gargen for cacti & suculents.  This is the only part of the garden w/o palm canopy.  A few pics.

[Mike Evans]

A few more pics.