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by anttisepp
Fri May 03, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: 3 Mammillaria cacti IDs request
Replies: 4
Views: 111

Re: 3 Mammillaria cacti IDs request

Mammillaria centricirrha (?)
M columbiana (?)
M discolor "Ginza Maru"
by anttisepp
Fri May 03, 2024 5:02 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Last cactus ID request (PLUS a flower bud) (IDENTIFIED DONE)
Replies: 2
Views: 81

Re: Last cactus ID request (PLUS a flower bud)

Mammillaria zeilmanniana albiflora
by anttisepp
Fri May 03, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: 3 Globe cacti IDs request (IDENTIFIED DONE)
Replies: 5
Views: 124

Re: 3 Globe cacti IDs request

2nd is Notocactus horstii
by anttisepp
Wed May 01, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: New Member Welcome
Topic: Hola from Panama
Replies: 5
Views: 5791

Re: Hola from Panama

Hola! Epiphyllum is a real treasure with its beautiful flowers of different colours, I think, forest cacti, plants from southern Mexico, Carribean and tropical Brazil will grow very nice in your climate.
by anttisepp
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:48 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aloe ...who?
Replies: 2
Views: 129

Re: Aloe ...who?

A ferox or marlothii but right name is possible to get only with inflorescence. IMHO
by anttisepp
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
Replies: 7
Views: 285

Re: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?

I'd begin to collect Blossfeldia though...
by anttisepp
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: What Cactus Do I Have?
Replies: 2
Views: 441

Re: What Cactus Do I Have?

Cereus peruvianus f. monstrosa
by anttisepp
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Notocactus
Replies: 8
Views: 1453

Re: Notocactus

... Malacocarpus/Wigginsia's are close to Notocactus with similar flowers but usually have more pronounced ribs. And long soft fruits -> hence Malaco - carpus . Jorge, Parodia was named after a person called D. Parodi. ... Domingo Parodi, fue un naturalista y farmacéutico italiano, activo en Sudamé...
by anttisepp
Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Notocactus
Replies: 8
Views: 1453

Re: Notocactus

Thank you DaveW... First time I've heard about Malacocarpus genera :shock: I prefer notocactus, parodia means in Spanish parody, and I don't like that for naming a plant :mrgreen: Regards, Jorge Malacocarpus = Wigginsia I also prefer Notocactus, Eriocactus, Brasilicactus and Wigginsia because there...
by anttisepp
Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Mammillaria (II)
Replies: 4
Views: 1919

Re: Mammillaria (II)

M. bravoae?
by anttisepp
Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Post winter watering
Replies: 16
Views: 2928

Re: Post winter watering

I never spray cacti because they aren't orchids neither bromeliads, no practical use at all.
I water them when they are moved to greenhouse and temps are high enough, never give them "some drops" but good amount of water. Better later and much than earlier and little.
by anttisepp
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: HELLO, WHAT CACTUS ARE THESE?
Replies: 1
Views: 1935

Re: HELLO, WHAT CACTUS ARE THESE?

Nyctocereus serpentinus f. cristata??
Mammillaria haageana/elegans? geminispina? crucigera?
by anttisepp
Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: Outdoor Cacti
Topic: Grass in outdoor cactus beds
Replies: 6
Views: 5111

Re: Grass in outdoor cactus beds

According to my own experience it's very effective with monocots.
by anttisepp
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: cactus with red lower - id request
Replies: 6
Views: 2595

Re: cactus with red lower - id request

Some beautiful hybrid Echinopsis eg Cabaret, Temptress, Antares, Firelight etc