With my wide selection of cactus, at this time of the year, they are all settled in for the winter!
The opuntias, in all their various forms have reduced their moisture content and look shriveled, and limp, and are covered with the first fall of snow.
The ball and barrel shaped species have also reduced their moisture content, all look happy, a few species have shrunken down so they are covered by the stone-gravel mulch.
One has completely disappeared with just a few spines sticking through the mulch!
The usual reduction in size of the plants is around one quarter to one third depending on species!
Now is the time to plan and research more species to try.
Again Im ordering from
www.mesagarden.com!
Here is my new order I will be starting in early January 2014:
Echinocereus,
191.22-coccineus v toroweapensis SB1758 Washington Co, UT
221.4-X lloydii SB1082 /17/ Brewster Co, multicolored fl
247.71-reichenbachii JRT202 Woodward Co,OK, black-red sp,magenta fl
247.712-reichenbachii JRT205 Major Co,OK, long black lace,purple fl
247.714-reichenbachii JRT214 Reagan,OK, white-peach-purple sp
247.716-reichenbachii JRT301 Barber Co,KS, black orange-red spines
247.717-reichenbachii JRT302 Morton Co, KS, silver-grey banded sp
250.52-reichenbachii v albispinus /18/ Troy, OK, all white spines
250.603-reichenbachii v baileyi DJF1308 Granite, OK, shaggy spines
250.65-reichenbachii v comanchensis JRT221 Kiowa Co,OK, white-pink
250.67-reichenbachii v major 'teddy bear' fat stem, tight white sp
250.727-reichenbachii v perbella JRT207 Ellis Co, OK, chocolate sp
250.729-reichenbachii v perbellus JRT210 Beckham Co, OK, colorful sp
250.74-reichenbachii v perbellus Wenoka, Woods Co, OK, brown spines
250.742-reichenbachii v perbellus DJF1331 'purpureus' Sweetwater, OK
250.802-X roetteri AG12P /18/ Jarilla Mts, huge dark red flower
250.816-X roetteri AG12P51 red and pink petals with dark fine line
260.65-triglochidiatus El Paso Co, COL, far north habitat
278-triglochidiatus v mojavensis SB1973 /18/ Beaver Dam Mts, UT
283.64-viridiflorus DJF1673 /18/ Black Mesa, OK, fat stems
Lobivia, (South American species)
523.927-atrovirens v haefneriana KK973 Challapata 4000m, nice red fl
536.742-haagei KG66-87 Humahuaca-Aparzo, 3800m, salmon fl
539-haematantha v rebutioides /17/ variable flower color, short sp
546.4-thionantha /17/ powdery grey stem, black sp, yel.or red fl
Opuntia,
1104.16-imbricata /18/ Cimarron Co,OK, purple fl
1104.19-imbricata SB99 /18/ Manzano Mts, NM, dark purple flowers
Pediocactus,
1170.45-simpsonii v robustior BB92-4 Pueblo Pk,OR, huge shaggy stems
All of these are very cold hardy, and tolerant to various amounts of wet conditions if planted in soils that drain quickly. Some will survive their first winter while others will not!
Some have a good adaptation abilities to wet winter conditions, so it is all trial, and try again, with other cultivars and species!