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Upland Nursery Inc.
1518 North Tustin Street
Orange, CA 92867
Tel 714 538-4500
Fax 714 538-4163
uplandnursery@yahoo.com
Store Hours
Monday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
Tuesday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
Wednesday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
Thursday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
Friday 9:00a.m.-5p.m
Saturday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
Sunday 9:00a.m.-5p.m.
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Cacti and Succulent are a group of plants that are not only easy to grow, but offer a variety of shapes, color and form. They can be grown in any sunny, well-drained area. They require little maintenance. They make excellent houseplants, good pot plants and many hardy varieties may be grown outside such as planter and use for landscaping.
The quantity and frequency of watering provides one of the biggest dilemmas to cactus owners. Since a cactus does not wilt at the first sign of drought stress, the plant offers few cues that it needs water. A good rule of thumb is to water when the top 2 to 3 centimeters of soil is dry. This should be adjusted with the season.
Hopefully with this information will be able to help you out of how to grow the cacti and succulent better. And of course, we carry a huge selection and variety of cacti and succulent. Please stop by and see what we carry and you will not be disappointed. |
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It is an evergreen succulent shrub in tropical climates and semi-deciduous to deciduous in colder climates, is also dependent on the subspecies or cultivar. Very slow growing to 2-3 feet in height, with pachycaul stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex. The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture. The flowers are tubular, 2 inches long, with the outer portion with five petals, resembling those of other related genera such as Plumeria and Nerium. The flowers tend to red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat. Adenium is a popular houseplant in temperate regions. It requires about half day sun and a minimum indoor temperature in winter of 10 °C. It thrives on a xeric watering regime as required by cacti and avoid watering during the winter times.
Aeonium is a genus of about 35 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae. Aeonium are not frost-resistant. This variety is called Voodoo or Giant Red Aeonium - Succulent w/red-tinged green leaves in rosettes on 4-5' tall stems. Plant in full sun to half day sun in well drained soil. Low water needs. Hardy to 25-30F.
Agaves are architecturally intriguing plants native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. Some of species of agave thrive through both hot humid summers and cold winters. Mistakenly considered a cactus, the agave is actually a succulent belonging to the lily family. It is a popular landscaping plant. We carried all kind of agave, some are traditional and some are new and improved variety. There is many to choose from and all are durable in our area.
This exotic fruit tree with a wonderful tasty fruit is a cacti family related. Fruits taste similar to kiwi but larger in size. Large flowers and attractive, grow in full sun or half day sun. Very easy to care for and it considers to be one of the future fruits in the market.
We carry different variety of Euphorbia especially the hybrid variety from Thailand. There is so many color to choose from, variety depends upon the season and time of the year.
A very unique grafted cactus which can changed color from bluish green to gray to white to pink to red in one plant. Each plants will not be exact the same color, some more or less, some light or intense. Good for potted plants. it does well indoor or outdoor such as shady or partial shade filtered sun or early morning sun. Water once every 5-7 days depends on the area or how hot it becomes, avoid overwatering during the winter.
Pachypodium is a good investment plant for your garden. It can be used as pot plant or in your landscape. They thrived in full sun, half day sun and partial shade in some area. Beautiful white flowers during the warm season, flowers very similar to plumeria but no fragrant. It can be mixed with cacti, succulent or native plants.
Sedum are extremely easy to grow. They prefer a well-drained soil, but can tolerate rainy weather as well. Extreme heat and lack of sun both cause Sedum to get a bit leggy. Pruning the plants back in early July will encourage them to get bushier and to grow more study. The picture that shown here is just an example of what we carried and there is much more variety in our stores.
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