COLD HARDY PLANTS Growers and Breeders of Unusual Cold Hardy Plants

COLD HARDY PLANTS Growers and Breeders of Unusual Cold Hardy Plants

*Opuntia engelmannii x tortispina*
Quantity of plants tested: many seedlings Size of plant tested: germinated August 2003 Soil texture: loamy sand covered with granite peastone. When planted: the plants were planted in a container. Winter protection: no data yet. Microclimate: no data yet. Temperature: refer to 2003-2004 winters on this chart Findings: ????
	August 17, 2003 - This photo shows the seedlings which just germinated over the past few days. We crossed these two cactus in the summer of 2002 and cleaned and sowed the seed in June 2003. WOW, these were fast to germinate.