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toto
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:23 am Posts: 33
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cactus ID
this cactus is older than me , ID needed.......thanks toto
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island St. Clement in the Adriatic
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:44 pm |
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Dave Bindon
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:15 pm Posts: 1113 Location: Pagrati, Athens, Greece
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It looks like a Euphorbia to me, not a cactus. But I can't remember the species. Lovely specimen! Where is it growing, and does it get subjected to frost?
_________________ Dave Pagrati, Athens, Greece Jul/Aug av.: 33C day, 23C night January: 13/6
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:47 pm |
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toto
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:23 am Posts: 33
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I have three in my garden, no problems with the low temps what we get(-3-4C), toto
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island St. Clement in the Adriatic
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:54 pm |
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Dave Bindon
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:15 pm Posts: 1113 Location: Pagrati, Athens, Greece
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-3/-4C is about as low as I get too. I'll have to try one outside.
I'm sorry I can't fully ID the plant, but thankyou for posting the picture, and adding to my list of plants to try growing outside!
_________________ Dave Pagrati, Athens, Greece Jul/Aug av.: 33C day, 23C night January: 13/6
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:02 pm |
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agave paul
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:31 pm Posts: 27 Location: Shropshire England
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Hi Toto it looks like Euphorbia Grandialata I did not know that it would take frost though regards Paul
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:11 pm |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Looks like a very nicely colored Euphorbia coerulescens. A few Euphorbia cactids have this look but,I would say E.coerulescens. Slow grower,easily rots in cold wet soil,if kept dry one of the most cold hardy cactids.
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Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:50 pm |
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Alexander
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:55 pm Posts: 3344 Location: Leidschendam, The Netherlands. (52 N latitude)
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I guess the hot summers on the Adriatic make that Euphorbia hardier and more resistant to the odd coldsnap with frost then it would be in Britain.
Alexander
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Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:27 am |
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toto
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:23 am Posts: 33
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Thanks, this Euphorbia has no problem with moisture like some other do.
this one does
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island St. Clement in the Adriatic
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Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:14 am |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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That last one is most likely one of three species, E.abyssinica,E. ingens,E.ammak-or a hybrid of any combination of those three. E.ammak is never that deep a green., E.abyssinica usually does not branch that low,that much,but can be very dark green in light shade. E.abysinnica is also the most cold hardy.Short dips to the mid 20's F, are tolerated. If it is heavily striated on the trunk and branches(can't tell from the photo) then it's a E.ingens. Lately E.abyssinica has overtaken ingens as most common at nurserys. Euphorbia ingens though are the largest tree Euphorbia cactids of SouCal being heavily planted for a century.
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Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:28 pm |
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