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Roughly 2 years ago (Aug. 1st, 2009), Yun and I went hiking up Mt. Lemon with the dogs. I wrote about it here<\/a>. On that little adventure, we found some cactus that we liked, so we dug it up and brought it home to plant.<\/p>\n

Here is the photo from 2009:<\/p>\n

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And here is a photo of it today:<\/p>\n

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It’s getting big. Not the fastest growth, but it will be impressive in a couple more years. We have thought about adding it to the landscaping of the new house when we get to that point. I think it is called an Argentine Hedgehog<\/em><\/p>\n

We have done the same with a number of other desert plants we have found. I started two more today.<\/p>\n

This little one was found near the house we’re currently living in – it looks nearly dead. I planted it in a bucket. At least you can see roots, so perhaps there’s hope. Its hard for me to tell, but I think this is a Paleleaf Yucca<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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This other one I snapped off from a cactus already flourishing. I have no idea how one properly propagates one of these things, so I am hoping that simply placing a piece of it in a pot will yield success. It might be an Argentine Hedgehog<\/em>, but it is significantly thinner.<\/p>\n

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