Tom Whaples' Pathetic Ice Cactus.

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden, Pictures on December 20, 2005 at 2:05 am


Tom’s cactus is one of the most pathetic plants I’ve ever seen. Let’s hope it survives the icy winter season that’s gripping the East Coast! Link (via Fennec’s blog).

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3 comments to "Tom Whaples' Pathetic Ice Cactus."

  1. Snarks
    December 21st, 2005 at 3:13 am

    Prickly pears are everywhere out here in Tucson. You think this is pathetic, you should see what happens when there is a winter that is unusually cold and very wet: they suck up all that extra water (can't help themselves, they're born that way) and it all pools in the bottom of every pear, the cell structure of which must be destroyed by freezing (in my unscientific opinion). After that, slow death, with bloat, ugliness, and a weird sickly smell.

    So while this may be the most pathetic cacti you have seen, there is a whole world of pathetic, bloated, doomed cacti and succulents out there to discover.

    BTW, what the hey, planting prickly pears back east???!!?!?!?

  2. Fennec
    December 22nd, 2005 at 11:49 am

    Planting them? It's in a pot. *shrug*

  3. Mary
    December 22nd, 2005 at 8:45 pm

    We've got prickly pears growing here in Virginia (USDA hardiness zone 7) and they get iced several times a winter and survive just fine. They're tougher than you'd think.


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