(...) Hunt's morphological classification originally arose from trying to construct a simple classification for clueless Customs Officials to decide CITES issues instead of being a purely scientific one. Generally anything that looks remotely similar is lumped together, plus larger genera were easi...

(...) Classification therefore is merely a matter of opinion, though these days monophyletic classifications (= all from the same ev0lutionary line) are preferred using DNA rather than the old morphological ones based on similarity of looks. (...) Dave, I am very happy to read this. :lol: I do agre...

....aaah yes, when I imagine your plants to be a bit plumber, I can understand your naming. A beautiful name for a beautiful plant.

Good fun with the "Harworthialings". Is it possible that it didn't work out with the picture? Or where do I have to look?
Take care,
N.

Guys, thank you, I understand a sentence about different forms of drainage. After reading the above I expected at the very least some strange chemical reaction producing prussian acid or something! :shock: But you needn't give me a beginner's kit, I am growing cacti pretty successfully for a longer ...

Here comes another one. I have that plant since 17 years, but was always content with "some Grapto-hybrid". But on rethinking, I am not so sure. I took two leaves with me broken off by some very small child in a botanical garden. I just forgot to note down the name. #-o Honestly, I do not ...

Great. Thank you, Anttisepp.

Now I talked to my mother, she is very happy, too. You really are a genius!

Nachtkrabb

Your points are well made. Here are my thoughts: The image is too small to make any accurate ID possible. From what little I could see, (the density of the spines, and the stem color) would typically exclude Notocactus magnificus , which most experts agree is no more than a form (or variety) of Not...

Interesting, Greenknight. Yes. I forgot. There we have better images. The image is too small to make any accurate ID possible. From what little I could see, (the density of the spines, and the stem color) would typically exclude Notocactus magnificus , which most experts agree is no more than a form...

Selenicereus grandiflorus has the most powerful and adorable scent IMHO. The same as good old echinopsis in sensu stricto has but much more stronger. Interesting that flower opens in late evening but fragrance appears only in darkness, 2 hours later. Then: Thank you, anttisepp, for digging up this ...

It appears that you took the soil out of the Stetsonia's old pot and surrounded it with new mix when you repotted. If that's what you did, unpot the plant, clean the old soil out of the roots as thoroughly as possible, let them dry out, then repot in the new mix. IMO years of old soil (and too much...

Hi everybody, my mum has been given a succulent plant with folded leaves & a strong stalk. Now that it will flower she is wondering what it might be. I was thinking about Peperomia, but I have no clue to what. Oh, about size: That's a short-leaved Rosemary in the foreground of the first picture....

Years ago, I created such creative miniature landscapes, too, and I loved them. I always took care that each plant had enough space. In that time I visited a guy a couple of times -- he had cati & ferns crammed in the same pot, but they thrieved. I think that the ferns came unplanted & uninv...

Really very nice plants.
N.

Yep, I agree with zpeckler.

Could you give us a sharp close-up of the other one, eg from the upper part, where it gets wider? How tall / thick is it?
N.

This is a pretty old thread, but I'll add this in. A friend of mine was a perfumer at a local fragrance company. (...) Hello Jerry, thanks for unearthing that thread & adding such a nice story. My humble addition: Of course the Selenicereus are famous for their fragrance. When I return home lat...