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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:44 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Argentinian Pyrrhocactus?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2694
Re: New Argentinian Pyrrhocactus?
Very interesting plant and description! I have never heard of there being a correlation between Pyrrhocactus and Neowerdermannia before though. Have I missed something there? I think the authors were referring to morphological similarities and the fact that this new species was first tentatively na...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Post winter watering
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3027
Re: Post winter watering
I also don't start watering with full soak after dormancy. My thinking is that a little moisture will get the plants to start growing feeder roots, but it still gets cold early in the spring, so too much water will take too long to dry. Some plants start to push out spines as early as February, so I...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:58 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Arjen's 2024
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1025
Re: Arjen's 2024
Lovely color!
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:57 am
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3256
Re: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
Awesome Mojave flora! You didn't happen to see either of the two native Mammillaria species, did you? No, I didn't. Which ones do you mean? Probably referring to Cochemiea tetrancistra. I don't think any other Mammillaria (in California they're all Cochemiea now...) occurs in the area. Maybe dioica...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:41 am
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Moorten Botanical Garden is still opened
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2289
Re: Moorten Botanical Garden is still opened
Those hummingbird nests are so well camouflaged, I could only spot the one in the Opuntia because of the black beak!
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:40 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: toadstar's cactus
- Replies: 114
- Views: 73026
Re: toadstar's cactus
those white sand dunes are magnificent!
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Pereskiopsis Growing Guide
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15992
Re: Pereskiopsis Growing Guide
How long do people wait to water young pereskiopsis after repotting? I ask because I don't want them dry out any longer than they need to as they only have a few leaves. By young I'll assume you mean fresh cuttings. I pot fresh cut Pereskiopsis in moistened soil, place the pots in a humidity box (c...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:35 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Zac's Seedlings 2024
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3716
Re: Zac's Seedlings 2024
If you are not sterilizing your organic component, be sure to periodically check for visible fungus or damping off of seedlings and begin drying out the pots if you spot something amiss. I think the particle size you posted is appropriate for seedlings. I use something of similar size with good resu...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:16 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: MrXeric's seedlings 2022
- Replies: 59
- Views: 63981
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:15 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: MrXeric's seedlings 2022
- Replies: 59
- Views: 63981
Re: MrXeric's seedlings 2022
This Mammillaria pennispinosa ML 632 has flowered for the first time. I love the fuzzy spines! Wow, that's a really cool species! Never seen a Mamm with the fuzzy spines before. Yeah, it's such a cool little Mamm! The fuzzy spines (fuzzy hooks!) are the primary reason I wanted to grow this species.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:10 am
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: West Texas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3521
Re: West Texas
Awesome pictures keith. I'd love to hike out there one day. I particularly enjoyed looking at that E. dasyacanthus growing out of that crack in the limestone boulder.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:03 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Zac's Cacti
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10142
Re: Zac's Cacti
I do like the look of shallow pots. More even drying is a great bonus. One thing though is that some species can have pretty long tuberous roots, often longer than the depth of the bowl, so I am stuck with using taller pots.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:32 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: MrXeric's flowers and things
- Replies: 76
- Views: 70865
Re: MrXeric's flowers and things
Epithelantha chihuahuensis. I cross pollinated several flowers from each plant, but only one plant produced a fruit (with only 2 seeds!) :lol: That is not a lot, but usually the fruit only contains 5-7 seeds, maybe 8 or 9 if you are really lucky! Yeah, I wonder if small number of seeds is due to in...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:16 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Argentinian Pyrrhocactus?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2694
Re: New Argentinian Pyrrhocactus?
Fascinating plant. I do like the cryptic species! Thanks for sharing Dave.
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: MrXeric's Grafts
- Replies: 51
- Views: 34347
Re: MrXeric's Grafts
This Mammillaria lasiacantha SB 1063 (Hipolito, Coahuila, Mexico) has flowered for the first time. It's grafted on a Selenicereus megalanthus seedling. Tiny, dainty little flower.