Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Euphorbias for Hart :), 0 by Pagancat

Pagancat wrote:
Hart, thanks for the confirmation on the humidity. I know a lot of succulents like high humidity with sharp drainage (I'm thinking of a lot of the S. African/ Madagascar natives) but it would be my luck to find one that powdery mildew or something equally obscene.

Ugh - last spring really decimated a lot of plants, didn't it? The only good part for me was that I hadn't planted anything yet in my new home here. Hopefully there will be no repeat this spring - it would sting a bit more.

I've spent a lot of time on Plant Delight's website, salivating, but have never been able to get over their prices. The other one that I love but can't quite do (especially as we're looking at succulents!) is Yucca Do - OMG. Great stuff. Priceee.

Debbie, not that you would ever think of actually scheduling your visits to your son to coincide with the Desert Botanical Gardens bi-annual sale, but should it *ever* happen (heh!) they often have somre really nice agaves. http://www.dbg.org/ The local Cactus/ Succulent society also has their annual sale there and have new intros, too. The DBG is in So Scottsdale, BTW! And the agaves would be so easy to bring home - just shake the dirt off of their roots and be sure to let them dry for a couple of days before re-planting. There are some that are quite cold hardy (from Idaho and such) but most of my faves (A. attenuata and A. desmettiana) are definitely warmer weather babies. Another favorite (A. parryi, below) might take slightly cooler temps.... would have to look it up.

Anyway, am thrilled to have found this thread and am dreaming succulent dreams for this spring!