21 February 2010
It’s worse than that…
Posted by Stuart under: Cacti .
…it’s dead, Jim.
Herewith, a couple of failed experiments at growing outdoors. First, some unknown echinopsis hybrids, which have taken on that horrible pale translucency that non-hardy cacti go when they’ve been frozen solid and snowed on:
Meanwhile, the majority of Cylindropuntia x kelvinensis has merrily turned into unpleasant black mush. I don’t hold out much hope for the recovery of any of the stems that are still green – I think they’re on their way out too:
There are some brave soliders that have got through the rain, ice and snow without batting a metaphorical eyelid – take these two opuntias, both of the same species, although I’m not now sure what that actually is. I think, given the severity of this winter, that it’s safe to describe these plants as completely bullet-proof for growing in UK gardens:
