The Flowering Limestone Cactus Gardens of Texas

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Жыл бұрын

In this episode, we survey a population of West Texas cacti a month after the region received an exceedingly large amount of rain. during filming I got stung by killer bees and almost fell off a cliff, making the entire ordeal more exciting and worthwhile. the limestone deserts of West Texas and Northern Mexico are some of the most incredible plant communities in the United States and deserve protection.
Notholaena greggii (Pteridaceae)
Boerhavia gracillima (Nyctaginaceae)
Ariocarpus fissuratus (Cactaceae)
Lophophora williamsii (Cactaceae)
Eucnide bartonioides (Loasaceae)
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@FrankBocker Жыл бұрын

Big respect for keeping the camera low and not showing the scenery when you're highlighting often-poached plants.

@user-rf2vk8zp2u Жыл бұрын

Too bad he murders animals.

@swayzocrazo4398 Жыл бұрын

Almost got killed for asking my neighbor if I can get a cutting of his cactus. He didn't understand.

@dylanfergus4566 Жыл бұрын

“Less stupid shit being built over beautiful things.” Amen.

@junglie Жыл бұрын

"stung by killer bees & almost fell off a cliff" You really do go the extra mile for us lad. Thanks from an old northern git.

@gaywizard2000 Жыл бұрын

Git about town?

@carljacobsen4481 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for getting around and showing old crippled agro/hort/botany folks such Nice Fucking beautiful plant creatures. You do good things 🙂

@Heterogeneity Жыл бұрын

As an old crippled agro/hort/botany folk I heartily agree. I can't get out to the far from people safe places anymore myself and I appreciate getting to see them in aggressively geeky detail.

@katiekane5247 Жыл бұрын

Trying to find something positive this morning, this helps a little bit. Thanks Joey.

@moderndaymedusa Жыл бұрын

Peyote, mimosa, ambrosia... it's a plant party! And your description of CenTex was spot on. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it's truly appreciated, friend.

@noconsent Жыл бұрын

always love when you are showing off the beauty of the Chihuahuan Desert

@larkin2890 Жыл бұрын

every episode i'm reminded why CPBBD is one of my all time fav channels. thank you for showing us these juicy bois, their friends, and the beautiful place they grow!!

@tuttib7500 Жыл бұрын

OMG I LOVE IT! Also love how your the friend of the plants and you tuck them in and fuss over them when they need it. So beautiful there so thanks for showing us.

@ANAnomalous1 Жыл бұрын

You are a gem. I am so glad you exist, Tony (most especially during the same time I do.) Thank you for sharing yourself with us!

@robertvelten4971 Жыл бұрын

The Buprestid on Lophophora flowers is Acmaeodera quadrivittatoides.

@Heterogeneity Жыл бұрын

This is the most underrated comment. 🤩

@missyflutter5562 Жыл бұрын

Exactly 😂

@stickfinderz Жыл бұрын

Beautiful peyote 💚

@davidbustillos7351 8 ай бұрын

Thankful i clicked on this. You had me in the first 10 sec. Using the scientific names, cursing as punctuation, and avoiding the crowds at all cost. A friend i haven’t met yet. Next time you’re in DFW holla, we can hike, talk about plants and mushrooms, in the most colorful language possible. Love, peace, and chicken grease. ❤

@mylesbartunek5920 Ай бұрын

"Showy little bastard" my favorite saying of his 😂

@MopTop88 Жыл бұрын

My favorite moments of any given week usually involve one of two situations: naked wrestling time, and getting home from work and seeing a new video from Crime Pays.

@mdog86 Жыл бұрын

I was literally just near here in Big Bend! No peyote spotted unsurprisingly, and we hiked all over the area. Apparently a scumbag poacher stole the last known collection of it from the park. Beautiful scenery around there though, especially after all that rain.

@alexanderleuchte5132 Жыл бұрын

When you grow Peyote as soon as they are mature enough to flower they fruit very readily and you will have a constant supply of more seeds to plant or give away. Where i live having the living plants is legal, but if you would cut and dry them that would count as possession

@alandonaly457 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, the desert ,and plants, my favorite.

@mallsorts9775 Жыл бұрын

Been growing Peyote in the UK and have been looking for companion plants. Nice one Joey!

@newmanmansell760 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching👌15inches of rain nice👍

@jackuul Жыл бұрын

Always love seeing a new CPBBD video! Can't wait to watch it when I get home from grinding my bones to dust.

@publicutility Жыл бұрын

TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places-and there are so many-where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory. Howard Zinn

@greenbeecolony1911 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work !!!!!

@garycubby2572 Жыл бұрын

The desert looks so happy, makes me happy!

@flakesinyershoe8137 Жыл бұрын

Man you remind me of every good teacher I ever had. The ones that could spot the little George Carlin's that thought they were too cool for school and make a subject interesting.

@robmcelwee389 Жыл бұрын

Sweet! Need to come to Louisiana. Also should visit the beach between Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou. Lots of rare S1 and S2 plants in Louisiana there.

@hhheee3939 Жыл бұрын

Always a fucken pleasure watching this channel. So much fun. Best channel ever.

@winstonsmith11 Жыл бұрын

Very cool to see these species that survive in such an arid environment. Life finds a way.

@lonepheasant3489 Жыл бұрын

I particularly admire the structure and color scheme of the Peyote especially the shade of blue in contrast to the florescent mauve flower that looks glow in the dark ish coloration is just simply complex yet ever so delicate as well as its environment trip

@benjaminlaster3773 Жыл бұрын

can't thank you enough for what you do. there are so many days you provide the most positive source of information, entertainment, and dare I say... therapy that can be found on the interwebs. anytime you wanna look at plants in nw montana, we'd be honored to put you up.

@stormevans6897 Жыл бұрын

I love that people can't even try to dig some of those up because it's basically in solid rock.

@artovesterinen Жыл бұрын

Look at that! Beautiful plants and good video again. Thank you very much of this. 👌

@theherbpuffer Жыл бұрын

Damn you tell it how it is and so unapologetic about it. Gotta love it

@RobertShane83 Жыл бұрын

Awesome content. Thanks for sharing.

@freesouljah Жыл бұрын

Plump Juicy Boyz!! 🏵

@kingmetroplex Жыл бұрын

What a awsome video..

@michaelsams9434 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for making these.

@anon6056 Жыл бұрын

I bought your t shirts and they're my favourite tshirts now 🙂 saguaro is my fav

@c.rogers4394 Жыл бұрын

There's some division on fruit production, and even in my own head! Sometimes you get a fruit a couple weeks after blooming, and sometimes it can take a couple months, and if the fruit it protruding , the seeds are done, especially if you have at home, get them, or a mouse, bird or something else will get your fruit and seeds. I've picked when still white, but the seeds are fully developed. Sometimes they stay white, never turning pink. Ants realyl go for them too, so if you are trying to produce numbers, get the seeds before something else does. Good luck!

@adventurelife_ Жыл бұрын

Love this guy. Great informative content

@nitahill6951 Жыл бұрын

Love w texas. thanks for taking us there!

@diegop2311 Жыл бұрын

Comment to help the fukn algorithm

@gregpetty1472 Жыл бұрын

Another great adventure in the plant world . Thanx

@seanfulcher4472 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video, I have to get out there.

@xCoolBreezex Жыл бұрын

You beautiful bastard

@anschn7166 Жыл бұрын

Those Lophophora are absolutely spectacular.

@tomanderson7129 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Sure beats the crack plants of the Mission District.

@lonepheasant3489 Жыл бұрын

I never been to Texas until now just like wow

@carsongarnett1700 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the knowledge.

@moridgeway Жыл бұрын

Dude, you are amazing! Thank you

@milanco767 Жыл бұрын

your camera is insanely sharp...its like im there too!

@andygarcia645 Жыл бұрын

I’ll be there in two weeks! Hopefully I can see the blooms still!

@abstrusepaladin Жыл бұрын

Glad you're getting the best out of my Hell State I can't escape.

@yakncast7530 Жыл бұрын

Best state in the union, bar none. Getting a lot of undesirables coming though, messing it all up.

@TheCriticalPigeon Жыл бұрын

I love your content, and I love lophs more pls

@stickfinderz Жыл бұрын

😍that frosty assed fern💚

@ianpowder3187 Жыл бұрын

One hundred years big juicy bois with chili pepper fruits!

@chapa435ify Жыл бұрын

The color on those Lophs is just too captivating, not to mention the geometry! And seeing those ancient Ariocarpus must have been incredible. Are there any programs that disperse seeds back into habitat? I both of these cacti would be incredibly grateful.

@bushwalker6214 Жыл бұрын

It is a shame that here in Australia we don't have cacti in the deserts.

@Vanbooskie Жыл бұрын

Parthenium incanum, Nice!

@joshuaharrison9331 Жыл бұрын

Just finished a botany exam & went to dick around on internet & Bam! What a nice way to relax. Thanks.

@gaywizard2000 Жыл бұрын

Plump up the jam!

@racheller8753 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah to all the felons!! I emailed you just so you know it's a similar name so you don't think I'm a bot or a virus... I asked you a question about my Turks cap cactus thank you!!♥️🌵 Should I pull the slimy old flower buds from the top I sent you pictures Thank you Raquella

@azuredivina Жыл бұрын

can anyone ID the caterpillar hanging out on the Notholaena greggii at 14:48?

@johnmcaleer8515 Жыл бұрын

That Nyctaginaceae looks like our Australian tarvine, genus Boerhavia.

@vinman2043 Жыл бұрын

I have some lophs growing but there is something about the look of them hard grown ones in the wild shown in this video where it is so flattened down like that . What seed/ locality would produce those?

@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt Жыл бұрын

It's likely just a result of environment, nothing more. Astrophytum does the same thing.

@vinman2043 Жыл бұрын

@@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt yeah I kinda figured as much. I'm 100% against poaching but they are just so beautiful like that. all I can do is try to replicate it's environment. Thought about getting that throrn scrub and making a bonsai out of it for staging with a loph underneath it in some limestone grit soil. Love ur videos tho keep it up. Will be donating payday !

@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 Жыл бұрын

Vinman?... Bakery?

@vinman2043 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 what about a bakery?

@uberkloden Жыл бұрын

Drought conditions,extreme drought, followed by flash floods, limestone soil…, companion plants. These plants, including peyot, will look different, if you cultivate, improperly.

@dr.kbelieve7404 Жыл бұрын

❤

@gup8175 Жыл бұрын

nice

@thomasfinney9228 Жыл бұрын

What camera do you use?

@LaunceBugbee Жыл бұрын

Lookadat!

@Paios Жыл бұрын

if yer filming with yer phone you should look into Moment cases, they let you throw lenses on your phone's camera. They got a macro lens too. Could be very helpful for focusing on tiny things. 🤙

@stormevans6897 Жыл бұрын

GODDAMN, I'm afraid to watch because I still haven't been yet. Getting that fomo. I love stone eaters.

@greeneyedpixie2 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Where do I go to get some Peyote seeds? I'm not looking in the right places. Help!

@juliaival8362 4 ай бұрын

I reaaaaaaally want to become Joey's female/Mexican version en Espagniol. Lol! I wish!

@JeffBostick222 Жыл бұрын

Somehow, I think you and Georgia O'Keeffe would've gotten along well.

@Emre-K Жыл бұрын

☀☀👍👍🌵🌵

@ianfisher5534 Жыл бұрын

Shrimp time

@jamespease1142 Жыл бұрын

Lol I hear Ken’s uhhh huh😂

@bretttobin9632 Жыл бұрын

Ba-ba-boing

@joshuajones9035 Жыл бұрын

Come to Oklahoma!!!

@pyrrx5357 Жыл бұрын

Shit crazy

@napalmholocaust9093 Жыл бұрын

The peyote blooms have that pink color akin to pink ageratum but ageratum are never faithfully recorded, only purple. It is that whole pink isn't really a real color thing even for cameras. That's it's either red or purple if you're looking at a colorwheel. Was it the same in person?

@xanselmox Жыл бұрын

I got some peyote seeds online from thailand. idgaf if it's illegal, they're damn near endangered and i love all succulents.

@tylernaturalist6437 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever run into poachers?

@toddstropicals Жыл бұрын

Just grow it!

@LukeMcGuireoides Жыл бұрын

WOW lol

@DJKurdziolek Жыл бұрын

Where’s a good place to get lophophora willamsii seeds?

@mjstecyk Жыл бұрын

giant-ass fly cameo at 1:40 - on the flat rock low right side of the screen

@deanschlichting1623 Жыл бұрын

Look into boerhaavia for that nyct

@CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt Жыл бұрын

It's Boerhavia gracillima

@charisseellsworth1310 Жыл бұрын

Where can you buy Peyote seed?

@drowebd Жыл бұрын

15:10 focus, you phuque!

@BlueSkyScholar Жыл бұрын

I tried to order some seeds from Germany on frugo they never made it. Is it OK to "rescue" a cactus that keeps getting mowed in a place nobody cares about?

@joelvasquez6892 Жыл бұрын

Where do I find peyote seeds? 3:10

@fenrirgg Жыл бұрын

Is that place a protected place with barbed wire, no cattle and no people, maybe guards? Those scenes seem impossible in a place where people can go freely

@michaelmurray214 Жыл бұрын

We can't grow Lophophora in my state. I wish I could but it's just not worth it considering it's a felony here. For christ sake my but puckers with just the San Padro I have.

@SuperDaveP270 Жыл бұрын

What is your "precarious position"??

@lieflarson8402 Жыл бұрын

Lost maples of Texas and Wichita mountains maples

@Ressurrectinn Жыл бұрын

Carry a brush and pollinate some of the flowers you see

@lonepheasant3489 Жыл бұрын

One more thing I'm sure you know this already but I just realized botany is a whole other language of its own and most people don't know how important it is or what it means when your describing it if they're not into the identification of nature ie the environment etc wonder if it's universal like math is I'm not that educated yet