Josh's 2012
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Re: Josh's 2012
Mammillaria guelzowiana put out first flowers last weekend. Seems kind of off-season, but a bunch of them went off together.
These were sown in 2007 or 2008.
These were sown in 2007 or 2008.
Re: Josh's 2012
very beautiful!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Looks pretty! I guess they all decided it was the season to bloom!
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
Re: Josh's 2012
Lovely blooms! Well grown plants as well. Did you grow the Ortegocactus from seed? How old are the ones pictured?
By Choice, Not Chance.
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Re: Josh's 2012
I did grow them from seed. They're 5 or 6 years old now.
I forgot to post the pic of the Tephro. geometricus blooming:
Best I got after work. All better.
I forgot to post the pic of the Tephro. geometricus blooming:
Best I got after work. All better.
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That's some nice flowers! I like how they're almost the same size as a segment itself!
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Re: Josh's 2012
Wow! I had no idea Tephros did that! Those flowers look like roses! Which species is that?
Catch a falling star--but don't try it with a cactus!
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Oops! I guess I was so mesmerized by the flowers, my eyes must have passed over the "geometricus" in the caption...
Catch a falling star--but don't try it with a cactus!
Re: Josh's 2012
Great plants
I am envious of your seedling expertise
Blossfeldia, Aztekiums and Geohintonias!!!
Well done
Please post more
I am envious of your seedling expertise
Blossfeldia, Aztekiums and Geohintonias!!!
Well done
Please post more
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Re: Josh's 2012
More flowers:
Neochilenia occulta
Astro asterias
Mam bombycina fruit - white!
Seedlings:
Mam herrarae (only 1 came up), Mam pectinifera, Man lenta
Gymno cardesianum and spegazini
Mam schumanii, Mam humboltii, Mam wrightii
Copiapoa tenuissima, Copiapoa dealbata
Turb klinkerianus, Turb panorattoi, something deceptive
Turb alonsoi, Turb jaugneri
Pyg biebli kuhansi
Escobaria minima, Echinocereus davisii
All but the last two pics were from a mesagarden order sown in Feb. The last two were sown in oct. As long as you're good about sterilizing everything and keeping them bagged it's pretty easy to grow slow-growing species for the first couple years. I use 6"x18" 4 mil poly fish bags, they fit a 3.25" pot like a glove and are only a few cents each if you get a 100 pack - they're also clear enough to eliminate temptation to open them, the pictures are through the bag.
Neochilenia occulta
Astro asterias
Mam bombycina fruit - white!
Seedlings:
Mam herrarae (only 1 came up), Mam pectinifera, Man lenta
Gymno cardesianum and spegazini
Mam schumanii, Mam humboltii, Mam wrightii
Copiapoa tenuissima, Copiapoa dealbata
Turb klinkerianus, Turb panorattoi, something deceptive
Turb alonsoi, Turb jaugneri
Pyg biebli kuhansi
Escobaria minima, Echinocereus davisii
All but the last two pics were from a mesagarden order sown in Feb. The last two were sown in oct. As long as you're good about sterilizing everything and keeping them bagged it's pretty easy to grow slow-growing species for the first couple years. I use 6"x18" 4 mil poly fish bags, they fit a 3.25" pot like a glove and are only a few cents each if you get a 100 pack - they're also clear enough to eliminate temptation to open them, the pictures are through the bag.
Re: Josh's 2012
beautiful neochilenia and very healthy looking seedlings
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
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Nice plants, flowers and seedlings! In the first picture you can't even see the plant!
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
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Re: Josh's 2012
Got a late flower today: Mammillaria plumosa
Also noticed some volunteers with Euphorbia valida:
Turb valdezianus is getting ready, but will bloom in March:
Orostachys japonicus - I have these guys in 16" bowls on top of 5g buckets so that mice can't eat them - rodents really love orostachys.
Today I divided some daffodils in my rock garden, they needed it!
Also noticed some volunteers with Euphorbia valida:
Turb valdezianus is getting ready, but will bloom in March:
Orostachys japonicus - I have these guys in 16" bowls on top of 5g buckets so that mice can't eat them - rodents really love orostachys.
Today I divided some daffodils in my rock garden, they needed it!
Re: Josh's 2012
beautiful plumosa!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)