Astrophytum asterias "rote Bluete" (red flower) looks like http://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9832

I also bought seeds from Succseed, ADBLPS and Koehres and I was satisfied by the germination rate of most of the seeds according to species.
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Thank you, Ian ! In that case I'll sow Mestoklema this week.
Do you know how I could keep fresh the Dactylopsis seeds until autumn ?

I have some Mestoklema arboriforme and Dactylopsis digitata seeds. I wish to know what are their sowing conditions. Could someone help me ?!
Thanks in advance !

I have this mammillaria



but I don't know its name. Could anyone help me ?

After sowing (with good germination rates) I have a surplus of some cacti and succulent seeds and I wish to trade them with another C&S seeds. My list is: Bowiea volubilis Caralluma acutangula (10) Dioscorea hemicrypta ( 8 ) Edithcolea grandis (10) Faucaria felina Gymnocalycium andreae MN 80 (14...

Thank you for answer, Darryl.

I had no succes to pollinate my thelocactus bicolor until now... So, do I need 2 plants for pollination ?

Christer, you've made a very interesting experiment ! And my digitostigma seeds are from the same source.
Hmm, I'll try another stocks... just to experiment.

Thank you all ! C&D, you are beautiful plants ! I hope you'll have seeds now. TimN, interesting experiment ! I'm waiting the news. I've sown this year 5 seeds of digitostigma and all have raised. They are now 11 week old. I wish to keep 2 on their own root, but 3 of them I want to graft. What ca...

Some cacti collectors say that digitostigma and astrophytum caput-medusae isn't the same but I didn't find anywhere any explanation. Are there any differences between them ?

peter wrote:A Nikon 10 MP with a 18-55mm lens

I supposed because you are very good photos. Nikon... is on my wish list. I have "SRL-like" (term used in camera specifications) and it's difficult for me to make zoom to ceropegia woodii's flower. And not only.

Peter, you are great plants, especially brachystelma ! It's so delicate... And photos are wonderful ! What camera do you have ?

I have some ceropegias too: stapeliformis (the strangest ceropegia I suppose), distincta and woodii, which is my favorite.

Thank you ! You are very nice.

daiv wrote:Hi thinker - hope you're "thinking" about posting pictures.

I promise myself to do it in 2011, but now I need some extra time.

This year I've sowed stapeliads for the first time. My 14 day old seedlings: Edithcolea grandis http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/82/182/8/7/76/2912807760107099172cMqquC_th.jpg and Stapelia gemmiflora http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/82/182/3/55/27/2748355270107099172hakutj_th.jpg I've read everything I fo...

Hello everybody ! :D I am Roumanian and I have around 200 cacti and suculents. I love especially cacti, caudiciforms, stapeliads and some mesembryanthemum. I haven't yet a photo album, but this year, for the first time, I've started to make photos to my 2011 seedlings. So I wish to make a chronologi...