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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Success at last!

These Opuntia Fragilis (fragile prickly pear) lived up to their name.  I purchased the original "nuggets" 7 years ago and they were always getting kicked around the garden as the roots aren't deep enough to hold them in place.  Finally I gave up and tried them out in a terra cotta pot.  Apparently that is what they needed, at least in my not-so-peaceful garden.  They thrived last year, survived a very cold winter, and finally bloomed this year!  The blue rocks are from Catoctin Creek in Virginia on my dad's property.

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