Thanks Dave! Hadn't seen that forum.

I hope this is not viewed as necroposting to this old thread. Seems to me like it could be perennial though. I suspect like everyone, there are a number of plants I am seeking. But right now, I am trying to find out who the "Owen Miller" is from Cacti Guide who posted photos of their Corry...

That's always the rub. I have found one US source. Not cheap, but here. Appreciate you responding. Thanks!

Hello everyone - I am the States and I am trying desperately to find Lenophyllum guttatum "variegata red" for a researcher here. I am hoping to avoid importing the plant, but can do it if necessary as long as the source can provide a phyto. I also know it will be pricey. I get that. Anyone...

Hi Dave - Interesting hypothesis. Thanks for providing the second link, it was very useful! Intriguing study on many levels, though in regard the the ecological and evolutionary conclusions they do seem to make a fundamental mistake - they assume that if a function exists it was selected or that pur...

Thanks Spence! Straightforward answer. I like it. Thanks!

Hello James - If you are lurking out there, this is a wonderful thread! Dave W just sent me to it when I posed several Melocactus questions. Very helpful, thanks for taking the time to put it together! Brazil has such wonderful species of cacti. I only wish they were more available.

Thanks Dave! Unfortunate to see toward the end of the thread that James is tasking a step back. Understandable, but sad nonetheless. I'm starting to explore Brazilian cacti and would have liked to pick his brain. The link is much appreciated, and confirms my first impressions that Melocactus seem to...

Hi Rachel - Interesting to ponder greater photosynthetic area on cacti. I could be wrong, but I believe on of the (many) hypotheses about the function of cacti spines is the shade the epidermis to reduce heat load. That and CAM plants typically aren't limited by light (with exceptions). Typically th...

I'm back with more questions. Sorry. This time the topic is Melocactus . Hopefully this won't offend anyone, but to my novice eye Melocactus all look incredibly similar to me. Despite this, there also seems to be a great deal of interest in them. I'm on board that the cephalium as a structure is int...

Thanks all! No I not only have more confidence in the source I was inquiring about, but also have some other options to check out. Much appreciated! And why is it that the Czechs always have the best plants?! This seems to be true for a number of different groups of plants. I've never been, but I im...

Hello all - Not sure where a thread goes about seed sources, but "places" sounds like a possibility. :) As I wander the wonderful, wild, wacky, world wide web (yes, I am happy with that alliteration) for sources of cacti, I ran across this place. Not having purchased from them before, and ...

Disappointing! I'd hoped they had genetically engineered them like GloFish. But paint, that's just tacky.

Hi Ek - Wow, those are indeed amazing! Particularly for Taz. I think of Taz as cool and damp - not the sort of place you can grow a large, what I presume is a Carnegiea gigantea (with a light attached to the top?!). Very cool. Thanks for sharing! Tell me this is at least on the eastern half of the i...

So, I was browsing plants and I ran into the " Living Desert Jewel Cactus ®". Okay the "®" was my inclusion, but I suspect not inaccurate. Does anyone know what these are? I know that the "Neon Moon Cactus" is an achlorotic clone of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii grafted on...