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by Lactus
Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:19 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

I can see variegation over new tubercles on your photo, which is called twilight variegation. The twilight variegation is not a true variegation, which is caused by a hybridization stress. I do not know the intension of original creator but: Retusus: white flower Agavoides: red flower He might want...
by Lactus
Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

A_G_R wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 9:00 pm That slight variegation is common on Ariocarpus hybrids, and they are harder to keep clean looking, Miles2Go here in AZ has produced lots of that hybrid, I have a couple of them and look similar to yours.

Oh great! Thanks!
by Lactus
Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

The plant looks and feels healthy. I just unpotted it and everything feels like it should.
by Lactus
Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

Tom in Tucson wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:40 pm
Aiko wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:38 pm I don't know any variegated Ariocarpus. It looks stressed. Even more than just being stressed, I would be worried, it could be dying. How long has it been in this state?
I agree 100%
I'm not sure. I bought it from a private collector in a batch.
by Lactus
Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

Lactus wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:31 pm Hello. I'm selling this Ariocarpus retusus x agavoides, and I'm unsure if it's variegated or stressed. Thanks for any help!
by Lactus
Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Trying to figure out if this is variegated or stressed

Hello. I'm selling this Ariocarpus retusus x agavoides, and I'm unsure if it's variegated or stressed. Thanks for any help!
by Lactus
Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:39 am
Forum: Greenhouses etc.
Topic: Greenhouse options
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Re: Greenhouse options

<...> Polycarbonate greenhouse? Undoubtedly 👍 <...> Single wall or double ? Double is better in all means: shades sunlight a bit and provides insulation also. Remember about more shade in spring-summer and (!) effective ventilation (automatic lids, sun energy fans etc) Thanks! Good to know.
by Lactus
Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:38 am
Forum: Greenhouses etc.
Topic: Greenhouse options
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Re: Greenhouse options

ohugal wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:01 am How big is your collection? What amount of surface would you need?
I'm going to need quite a bit of space. I was thinking about building shelves of some sort.
by Lactus
Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: Greenhouses etc.
Topic: Greenhouse options
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Re: Greenhouse options

Double wall insulates better. I was just reading about this last night. I want to build something in my own backyard. I do not own a greenhouse yet. I live near large numbers of commercial greenhouses and know one that owns one and one that was the Chief Grower at another. The owners greenhouse is ...
by Lactus
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Greenhouses etc.
Topic: Greenhouse options
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Greenhouse options

Hello. I wanted to ask for some advice on getting a greenhouse. I'm planning on buying one I can piece together for now until I build my own. I live in Northern California, zone 10b. Winter nights usually stay in the range of 35℉ and 28℉ for usually a night or two. Can be pretty rainy, but nothing t...
by Lactus
Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What makes Stenocereus gummosus spiralis, spiral?
Replies: 2
Views: 750

Re: What makes Stenocereus gummosus spiralis, spiral?

The spiral is common in nature. Many of our cacti spiral as the tubercles are arranged in Fibonacci spirals. In the case you mention this is done to an abnormal degree, therefore the plant is a monstrous form. In the wild if it limits its reproduction the plant would tend to die out, but often in c...
by Lactus
Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: What makes Stenocereus gummosus spiralis, spiral?
Replies: 2
Views: 750

What makes Stenocereus gummosus spiralis, spiral?

Hello. I hope this is the right place for this, but I've been trying to pin down a Stenocereus gummosus spiralis and I have no idea how it gets that way. Is it a type of "monstrose"? Is it genetic? If so, how common is it? If I grew 100 from seed, how much potential is there that one would...
by Lactus
Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Hello. Need some help IDing these two cacti
Replies: 4
Views: 621

Re: Hello. Need some help IDing these two cacti

anttisepp wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:24 pm 1 also mb Weberbauerocereus sp
2 Trichocereus candicans IMHO
Nice! T. candicans seems right. Found a picture online that looked pretty similar. First one could potentially be Weberbauerocereus johnsii. Thanks for the help!
by Lactus
Fri Oct 28, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Hello. Need some help IDing these two cacti
Replies: 4
Views: 621

Hello. Need some help IDing these two cacti

I was thinking the larger one was some type of Browningi. I was thinking the smaller one could be some type of Haageocereus but I have no idea.
by Lactus
Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Wooden container for cacti
Replies: 7
Views: 1023

Re: Wooden container for cacti

I like Dave's idea with the plastic trough's much better than the Hypertufa. You just lay the gutters up lengthwise as your plant grows. But if you like the looks of Hypertufa ( and you can get creative with the outside design by inserting chips of rock etc.) You could always use the trough as a fo...