Hi!

I got a pup from a plant my father brought from Portugal.
My fathers plant is in a relative small pot but has grown huge (+1m).

I realy want to know what it is? Is it a Agave (or Aloe?).

/Olof

Thanks for the link. I will read the thread.

/Olof

Hi! I have started to grow Astrophytum asterias superkabuto from seeds. Today the first seedling showed up. I have a grown a lot of Lophophora williamsii earlier but not so many other cacti species from seeds. Is it anything special about growing Astrophytum asterias or can I treat them like there w...

Hi!

I have a lot of Lophophora caci that I have grown from seeds.
What do you thing are all cacti on my pictures Lophophora williamsii ? The flowers on picture 2 looks a bit to white on the picture, in reality the color is the same as the other.

/Olof

Thanks for the answer.
I just went to the garden store and bought a pesticide (Pyrethrins). I hope it will kill the spider mite.

Hi! I tried to grow Opuntia Ficus Indica from seed. Only one seed germinated and the seed started grow nicly. But for a couple of week ago the seedling started to look sick. The seedling is just 15mm high. It looks like tiny brown spots and the skin is greyish. What is it and can I do anything to sa...

They do all seem to be pachanoi and/or peruvianus in my opinion. If the seed sellers are trustworthy then you can be certain they are what they're meant to be.

That sounds great
Thanks again for your knowledge.

Thanks for you answers. I really appreciate it. One thing that is different between No1 and the other is the color. No1 has a blue tone and the other much more dark green. I understand it is very hard to see the difference between pachanoi and peruvianus. But what do you think, is the cacti for sure...

Hi! A number of years ago I received seeds from two different sources. The seeds would be Trichocereus pachanoi and Trichocereus peruvianus seeds. The problem is I got the cacti plants mixed up and I also gave some away to friends. Now I do not know which cacti is what. Another thing I wonder about ...