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These were pencil thick 1gal "stick in a pot" from a nursery. 10/12 years ago. The tall one was grown in the ground for 6 years, topped, then boxed up and the other was boxed grown from the beginning. Here in Tucson, they can be grown in the blazing sun and with water grow amazingly fast. I...

and 1 more, I have a bunch!

Here is one of mine in Tucson.

Under development for 4 years, time to collect in the spring. All of a sudden it is budding flowerers all over, should I snip them or let them bloom?

reading comprehension is apparently not one of your strong suits-

"Desert" is a very broad term. There is very little online info on growing them, seed, small, big. Like the ocotillo, transplanting large ones is a mixture of horticulture and black magic but the $ makes the attempts seem worth it to some. The boojum are very slow growing and only occur in a...

Just want to keep it happy. Ocotillos are no problem here.

Tucson AZ. I have raised my boojum from a bare root peanut size outside. It has had good seasons and bad. This summer We had a long period of 105 F + and before I noticed it was looking poorly. I brought inside where it has been for 2 months. The new leaves came soon after I brought it in but...

Those yanked out ones have about a 50% chance of surviving, even though they may be guaranteed by the sellers one won't know for at least a year if they are going to take.

OK---explain starting cuttings as a way to propagate Ocotillo, casun and thank you Arnold

starting cuttings?

I have an old hedge Rosemery I have been developing in ground for a few years, it is starting to bloom, trim em off or let it bloom?

I visit this jewel often, one of those "don't be tempted" The deer have doing the work for many, many years!

Africa I believe

Pondi, NM.