While out driving around we had noticed a nursery with desert plants, so when we had some free time, we stopped to look around. It was very interesting! Due to the recent freezing temperatures, many of the plants had pots and cups on them for protection. It was pretty cute. It reminded me of a bunch of soldiers.
When the nursery worker heard where we were from, and that we wanted to learn about the cacuts, she was glad to tell us about the different varieties. Unfortunately she used lots of scientific names that completely went over my head!
The tall skinny cactus are young saguaro, which take up to 75 years to develope a side arm, and can live over 150 years. These are the cactus that you see as an emblem of many southwest items.
Golden Barrel Cacuts - we saw some yards that used these as a nice accent plant in their landscaping.
There are some pretty unusual, looking cactus. Some look like a bunch of dried twigs, some like a pile of big worms. They do have prickly pear like we have in our pastures, but they are much bigger. The cactus grows in interesting free form shapes. The "cactus Pete" photo in the previous golfing post is an example. Interesting. It was a fun place to stop and visit.
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