How old is the cintia? I would love to get one. You have an awesome rebutia/sulco collection!

Amazing flowers How old are they?

It looks like a spachiana to me to

It looks like it may be cresting to me

My favorite south american cactus has to be T. bridgesii var crestate. I do not have it in my possesion yet but it will be next week. \:D/ followed by my monstrose bridgesii, and then all other trichocereus. My favorite mexican cacti in my possesion have to be my ortegocactus and obregonia. I do not...

Dmyerswny wrote: My only qualm with the guide is that I can't stop buying cacti now.

This made me laugh because I have the same problem. Every time I log on I end up adding at least ten more cacti to my wish list.

SO MANY CACTI, SO LITTLE GARDEN SPACE!!!

Instead of buying a large one for lots of bucks consider buying a ton of rare seed for a fraction of the cost and trade or sell your extras! This is my favorite way to add to my collection :D Earlier today I saw a melocactus at a local nursery. It was fruiting and I was thinking of "liberating...

Trichocereus bridgesii has the best flowers! But I am biased towards the whole trichocereus genus, bridgesii just having my favorite spination I love seeing huge columnars in bloom.

I would like to add some more south american genus's to my collection, more specifically arthrocereus, copiapoa, eriosyce, frailea, gymnocalycioum, and rebutia.I was wondering if anyone can provide me with info on the likes and dislikes of these genus's and how hard are they to start from seed. Also...

Placing it in humidity also helps keep the stock from pushing off the scion. I have only lost grafts on peres that I did not keep humid in my environment.

You have a very beautiful cactus there

You can seperate them by cutting them with a sterile knife or blade and then, as stated before, let the cuts heal and root before watering.

The first one looks like it may be a diffusa and the next two look williamsii to me. When they flower it should help you get a more accurate id

T. bridgesii is prone to those black spots. As long as they are not wet and dripping black liquid they should heal themselves. It is also more water and humidity sensitive than the peruvianus. Both should grow very vigorously though once established to your environment. As for consumption, please do...

I agree with daiv. They look like very nice cuttings btw

Probably a stupid question, but I am asking anyway. Is this is open to all people, not just members? It sounds like an awesome event.