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| Lobivia backbergii, from northern Bolivia, 12000' |
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| One of only two lobivias that wintered without damage, set to flower. |
| Lobivia backbergii blooms open |
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| La Paz, Bolivia 12-13,000' |
| Castanopsis cuspidata from Japan, Korea |
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| A beautiful evergreen tanoak. Never injured here in 4 winters |
| Cistus corbariensis, mediterranean |
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| This wintered well, minor leaf burn, heavy bloom. |
| Echinocereus coccineus, back yard 1st winter |
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| A mature Echinocereus coccineus in the perennial bed , Scuttelaria serrata on right |
| Echinocereus albispinus, translucent flowers |
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| Rare and local in western Oklahoma |
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