Shady Way in Apache Junction is also a great cactus nursery. I also agree with DDBlue- AZ Cactus sales is great. If you go to our FAQ page (link at top of this page) there is a FAQ for where to buy plants. It has all the nurseries people on this forum like to visit, plus their addresses and phone numbers. Some have websites if you google them. Might help to have this info before you come, so you can kinda plot a route! Enjoy shopping and visiting! Susie

About Dyckia pollination, I searched on internet and found an interesting topic : Can. J. Bot. 81(1): 24Â27 (2003) : doi:10.1139/b03-003 : © 2003 NRC Canada The beneficial effect of ants on the reproductive success of Dyckia floribunda (Bromeliaceae), an extrafloral nectary plant José L. Vesprini, Leonardo Galetto, and Gabriel Bernardello Abstract: Dyckia floribunda is a perennial herb from the Argentinian Chaco with extrafloral nectaries. Ants visited these nectaries while patrolling inflorescences and infructescences. We anticipated that ants attracted to extrafloral nectaries might protect the reproductive organs, increasing plant reproductive output. To evaluate the possibility of mutualism between D. floribunda and ant visitors, we determined whether ant-accessible plants showed a higher seed production than ant-excluded plants. Experimental fieldwork suggested a decrease in fruit set of ant-excluded plants compared with ant-accessible plants but the seed number per fruit was not affected by ant exclusion. Thus, total seed number per plant was highly reduced in treated spikes. Analyses of covariance confirmed these trends, indicating that total seed production per plant was strongly affected by ant exclusion. This study marks the first experimental report of this mutualistic association in Bromeliaceae. Key words: antÂplant interaction, Bromeliaceae, Chaco, Dyckia floribunda, fruit set, seed set, mutualism.

Hi- I'll be visiting the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area in a few weeks, and I was hoping someone could recommend a nursery that sells cactus and/or succulents. Thanks for your help. cd

Well, what a day. Three hours at the nursery talking and browsing and I still feel as though I did not see it all. At least all of the plants. He now has two more small greenhouses adjoining the original not to speak of the sunroom off the house. He actually did ask if I wanted a greenhouse built, as his job is construction and he built his own as well as for others. I would have to win the Lottery to do so. It is like being a kid in a candy store, almost overload and too much stimulation. I could have spent the day just perusing each nook and cranny of this nursery. Best thing is that he ships all over the world!! www.valleysucculents.ca What just happened to follow me home. Have always wanted one of these since seeing one at the nursery a few years ago. Discorea 'elephantipes' (not the big one) Left: Agave 'kissho kan' , Middle: Agave 'cellsii' , Right: Agave 'applanata' Cream Spike. Pachypodium 'decaryi' A couple Cacti for outside. Rick