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Our third stop was pretty spectacular. Got two words for ya -GRAND CANYON! And our second new Agave in habitat, Agave utahensis...and lots of it! Along with many clumps of Ecac. polycephalus and Ecer. mojavensis. A special treat was an Escobaria in flower.

The full photo gallery is located here:

Grand Canyon West, AZ May 2001


Agave utahensis


Echinocactus polycephalus


Echinocereus mojavensis


Escobaria vivipara var. deserti


Opuntia basilaris

Oh you lucky thing I would love to go there! Stunning plants in stunning natural environment.

There isn't always time to go away for days on end, but it sure is wonderful when we do. I love being out there in habitat! Despite living so close, most of the plants we saw were for the first time.

It looks a dream of a trip, the desert is a fascinating place. Some really great plants there, especially the huge Echinocereus mojavensis and I'll never get my Agave utahensis to get that big!

Hi CoronaCactus,

Love the slideshow. Guess where I want to go for my hols!

Best wishes, G.

I enjoyed that very much - thank you.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed.
I'm happy to report a few of the E. polycephalus seeds i collected are slowly germinating, along with A. utahensis