Wow, those prices! I am sure you can find those for 10% of the prices I see mentioned in your picture. Someone is trying to take advantage of you! Where do you live? If in the US, you might keep your eyes out on the sites www.mesagarden.com or www.canddplants.com to see if / when they will have the...

Just looks like normal farina = "flour like" waxy coating on the older part as seen on some Copiapoa's. Does not look like anything to worry about. It remains to be seen if the new growth will eventually develop it too? Certainly darker than most F. castanea's, but as the following link s...

Greeting Growers I found a person who sell this Frailea Castanea and he say it has a specials Pattern , So far, In Frailea Castanea, I did not see something like that: https://i.imgur.com/dpLYlne.png Fellow Growers which one is that? 1_New Frailea Castanea? 2_Frost Frailea Castanea? 3_Disease Fraile...

I have been caring for this cactus for the past 10 years and I would like some help determining its type. The cactus is likely 30 years old if not older (it was my grandfather's before me). If anyone has any insight on how old it might be based on its height (~2.5-3feet) I would be interested to kn...

anttisepp wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:17 pm It is commendable that you want to create a true pair, but all three candidates are males...

Hello anttisepp
Before anything i'm sorry for late responing, I was busy.
Thank you for your Respond and Guide.
It was very helpful.
With best Regards.
SamSon.

RyManUtah wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:41 pm Hi everyone,
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Greeting Ryan
You have nice and old cactuses and also It's eye-catching to see the cactus on soil.
By the way, What kind of soil you used ?
With Best Regards.
SamSon.

Now is this Question correct?:
Echinocereus rigidissimus var. rubispinus Have higher Quality/Value than Echinocereus rigidissimus ?
With Best Regards.
SamSon.

Possibly the one circled is Echinocereus rigidissimus subs.rubispinus? A form with darker red spines originally discovered by Alfred Lau. Unlike most Echinocereus whose flowers have green stigma lobes it can have greenish or reddish stigma lobes. rubispinus.jpg See:- http://www.llifle.com/Encyclope...

I find them to be mealy bug magnets. The spination offers the perfect cover. Hello nona Thanks for response and info. As far as i qet from your sentence, you want say the color of Echinocereus rigidissimus has affect on mealy bug ? Did i right ? With Best Regards. SamSon. No - just that mealy bug i...

nona wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:03 am I find them to be mealy bug magnets. The spination offers the perfect cover.

Hello nona
Thanks for response and info.
As far as i qet from your sentence, you want say the color of Echinocereus rigidissimus has affect on mealy bug ?
Did i right ?
With Best Regards.
SamSon.

Some are better grown than others, without the obvious constrictions in their growth. Were these the ones he was charging extra for? For me he best one is third from the left, after that the three smaller ones on the right which show more even growth. That is just a matter of opinion though. Spine ...

Greeting Growers.
I found a Seller has Provide some Echinocereus rigidissimus, But with considering the Quality of them, He gave me different price for one of them.
What do you thinks, he say truth or lie ?

With Best Regards.
SamSon

Greeting Growers This is my Obesa, and as far as i can see it's male: https://i.imgur.com/N2KzxlK.jpg Now i looking a lady for this little man and found a person that have a bunch of Ephorbia Obesa (as can be seen in below image). I mark some of them and he send the picture of them, But still can't ...

gemhunter178 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:00 am Welcome!
Nice bunch of plants you have!

Hello
I’m very grateful to you.
With Best regards.
SamSon

dinfelu wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:50 pm Hello Sanson

how healthy all your plants look, I especially liked the cacti

congratulations

Hello
Thank you.
My Pleasure.
If You Like, Tell us what is your favorite cacti.
With Best regards.
SamSon