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former9thward

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4. It is not too hot for cacti in the desert.

Reply to Takket (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 29, 2023, 09:28 PM

Jul 2023

They do just fine. The pictures in the OP were taken at a artificial botanical garden very close to the Phoenix airport. It is much hotter there with all the heat retaining asphalt and concrete. The temperature in the area of the airport is often 10 degrees hotter than the outskirts of the metro area.

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Phoenix's record heat is killing off cacti [View all] EarthFirst Jul 2023 OP

That's so sad wendyb-NC Jul 2023 #1

it is too fucking hot for cacti. Way to go humanity. Takket Jul 2023 #2

It is not too hot for cacti in the desert. former9thward Jul 2023 #4

Our prickly pear is collapsing at an alarming rate. Coventina Jul 2023 #3

One of mine is turning brown. n/t ChazII Jul 2023 #5