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Jan 14, 2018 3:24 PM CST
Name: Baja
Baja California (Zone 11b)
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Lovely pictures, especially the flowering aloes and the urn-shaped agave (pic#4 in AG's set). I planted one of those here, but it gets zero water (from me) and looks totally sad at this point, especially in comparison to the fulsome beast you have. I have never seen one of those in such great condition. Thumbs up

Aloe trees in bloom here (these two actually side by side)...

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And some unfortunate grazing. The bunnies totally devoured a Ferocactus robustus (barrel cactus with 10-12 heads) that I planted a couple of years ago. No picture necessary because there's nothing left (except lots of bunny poop off to the side). Thumbs down That kind of blew my mind because the spines on the plant are vicious. They seem to have solved the problem by attacking the plant from below.

Here a picture of a succulent Euphorbia that the bunnies actually ate. Normally they just nibble off a bit and decide it's not for them, but these must be times of extreme desperation with the prolonged summer drought. I'm not sure that size portion is survivable, in one sitting. The plant will grow out of it no problem. Second Euphorbia (recently installed) growing nearby is apparently less interesting to them.

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