tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post1638731829863797839..comments2024-03-28T09:53:57.372-07:00Comments on danger garden: The Opuntia housedanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19747525986017951122018-07-05T07:49:32.475-07:002018-07-05T07:49:32.475-07:00Thank you for the name! And for reading.Thank you for the name! And for reading.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77071624448848772492018-07-03T20:47:01.214-07:002018-07-03T20:47:01.214-07:00Hi Loree. I've been enjoying your blog for som...Hi Loree. I've been enjoying your blog for some time now, as well as most the blogs of those who comment here. (And like you, I once gardened in Spokane). The sedum is Sedum album, a favorite of mine.Chrishttp://chrisfarnam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11990145697160421372018-07-03T09:02:49.977-07:002018-07-03T09:02:49.977-07:00The days here have been significantly cooler than ...The days here have been significantly cooler than in Portland, with many days at least 5 degrees cooler here. I also think mine are a little different from the common form around Portland. They have wider leaves and don't seem as densely clumping.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74193627697163092092018-07-03T08:21:08.512-07:002018-07-03T08:21:08.512-07:00Or they find me...Or they find me...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2799060252802338082018-07-03T08:20:51.829-07:002018-07-03T08:20:51.829-07:003 times the excitement! How do you stand it? Inter...3 times the excitement! How do you stand it? Interesting your Yucca are so behind. Mine are definitely at peak right now.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36563360151573176752018-07-03T08:19:56.582-07:002018-07-03T08:19:56.582-07:00I think their position, next to the house, had to ...I think their position, next to the house, had to help a bit, but ya...that's Andrew's fascination with this clump, that it's so tall. My tallest plant is currently 5 pads tall.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42859751919828944122018-07-03T08:17:24.945-07:002018-07-03T08:17:24.945-07:00I posted an Opuntia bloom on Instagram, several pe...I posted an Opuntia bloom on Instagram, several people thought it was a Peony!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65623404623118852272018-07-03T08:16:42.551-07:002018-07-03T08:16:42.551-07:00On a Cardoon it's the leaves you eat, right? M...On a Cardoon it's the leaves you eat, right? Makes sense they'd be less spiky...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44291481402027025152018-07-03T08:15:26.088-07:002018-07-03T08:15:26.088-07:00I'm glad you've come over to the prickly s...I'm glad you've come over to the prickly side! And thanks for the tip, I hope to check it out sometime.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9580073057003707402018-07-03T08:14:19.457-07:002018-07-03T08:14:19.457-07:00I think I could, but then again who knows! I don&#...I think I could, but then again who knows! I don't have room for such a stately giant.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47221589402017193612018-07-03T08:13:33.401-07:002018-07-03T08:13:33.401-07:00The only place I've ever seen Yucca seed pods ...The only place I've ever seen Yucca seed pods is in New Mexico, and I got to see the Yucca moth at work too. Thankfully they go on flowering up here, even with no hope of pollination. I have never seen the homeowners out in the garden working, but this looks to be a personal garden, not a "check-book" garden, so I have to think they're out there on occasion.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9902639602479573742018-07-02T21:55:18.830-07:002018-07-02T21:55:18.830-07:00That's an impressive clump of opuntia for sure...That's an impressive clump of opuntia for sure! You find the coolest gardens! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45570046900141175412018-07-02T18:45:54.248-07:002018-07-02T18:45:54.248-07:00I can't believe how far behind my yuccas are c...I can't believe how far behind my yuccas are compared to Portland. Mine might start opening with these next few warmer days. That is an impressive patch of Opuntia! My ellisiana is growing 3 new pads this year, causing big excitement after only making one last year (3 times as exciting, in fact). Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23036371075577773332018-07-02T14:24:41.597-07:002018-07-02T14:24:41.597-07:00Why didn't these get crushed (toppled?) by you...Why didn't these get crushed (toppled?) by your snow/ice? I envy those who can grow opuntia that are taller than 2 pads high! (stupid climate...)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47842618787279293362018-07-02T14:23:13.573-07:002018-07-02T14:23:13.573-07:00Cardoon leaves are better IMO -- slightly less spi...Cardoon leaves are better IMO -- slightly less spiky. Both great though!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3616701550268877102018-07-02T12:40:11.003-07:002018-07-02T12:40:11.003-07:00Hmm. So maybe I should give up my despair at my f...Hmm. So maybe I should give up my despair at my failure with peonies and plant Opuntia? That actually makes some sense. I've let my artichokes on the back slope bloom this year but I think even they want more water than they're getting.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-80781675524064747102018-07-02T12:30:21.223-07:002018-07-02T12:30:21.223-07:00Opuntia make good substitute for a guard dog; no o...Opuntia make good substitute for a guard dog; no one in their right mind would contemplate scaling that balcony. I'm envious of anyone who can grow cardoon, it makes for an impressive display every summer. Not sure if its the same as artichoke or not but both have those magnificent leafs.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-81179480301249933882018-07-02T11:18:10.781-07:002018-07-02T11:18:10.781-07:00Those Opuntias are lovely! I used to not like them...Those Opuntias are lovely! I used to not like them but after seeing so many really stunning specimenss in Palm Springs I now have an appreciation for the entire genus. I've been meaning to tell you there's a stunning Opuntia hedge near me, on SE 55th just south of Johnson Creek, which I think you'd appreciate. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025190610162675526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51658097135198777722018-07-02T10:40:29.567-07:002018-07-02T10:40:29.567-07:00I don't know if I could let artichokes bloom, ...I don't know if I could let artichokes bloom, I'd be too tempted to cut the buds to eat - yum!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-65276691484469647512018-07-02T10:08:30.965-07:002018-07-02T10:08:30.965-07:00Well this year is an amazing year for opuntia flow...Well this year is an amazing year for opuntia flowers in Austin. I'm sure it is a complicated combination of rain, cold, sun and heat. Who knows what the combination is. I was expecting an incredible crop of tunas on mine but they are shriveling. Were there too many to bear? Was pollination not complete? Did it get too hot too quickly? Did we not have enough rain? I saw plenty of beetles rolling around in the flowers. But we have been unusually hot. All of thee have a bearing on whether they flower and fruit and we just have to go with the flow. My yuccas bloom but never set seed and I read somewhere that it has to do with the pollinator being missing. It is a certain kind of moth. Still we can enjoy the blooms and you can enjoy the drive by of that garden. Do you know if they are active gardeners? Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68320721364401680102018-07-02T09:34:48.688-07:002018-07-02T09:34:48.688-07:00In all my years (9!) of photographing gardens from...In all my years (9!) of photographing gardens from the sidewalk I've only had one person question my motives. I do have a couple "business" cards in my wallet, so I can back up the story of photographing for a garden blog, should proof be needed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7601369162675525602018-07-02T09:33:24.008-07:002018-07-02T09:33:24.008-07:00I really have no idea what kicks an Opuntia into f...I really have no idea what kicks an Opuntia into flowering, besides (I'm guessing) sun and heat. I've never fertilized mine. I don't know the Sedum's name, but its flowers look like the white "haze" that a Sedum from my garden in Spokane produced. A few plants (which have multiplied) hitched a ride here with plants from that garden...I'd be happy to give you some.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55226131653846928342018-07-02T09:30:42.278-07:002018-07-02T09:30:42.278-07:00No denying that Portland has an amazing gardening ...No denying that Portland has an amazing gardening culture, but I would counter that you can find a garden (or at least a plant collection) worth photographing just about anywhere. I challenged myself to find something worth stopping to photograph in a "not so nice" part of Las Cruces, NM, recently. And came up with a few Instagram worthy photos. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34543651940217839802018-07-02T09:06:54.655-07:002018-07-02T09:06:54.655-07:00I.love.these type.of.posts, but admit that I'm...I.love.these type.of.posts, but admit that I'm scared to stop.my car and take.pictures of a stranger's house. Everyone on Nextdoor would get all bent out of shape about how I'm casing the house to rob it.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184551540374933832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68716097786139441392018-07-02T08:32:43.050-07:002018-07-02T08:32:43.050-07:00Does it take any particular care to get Opuntia to...Does it take any particular care to get Opuntia to bloom? I still have the two pads you sent me several years ago, now grown larger, but they've never bloomed, they just keep making more pads every year, one or two each year.I wonder if I should fertilize them. Do you know what Sedum that is? I like the white flowers.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com