yes wayne ........it says in my new book that all notocactus are now included in parodia .

snap.......only mine's yellow

no 2 in flower ........what a cracker it is too

Hob, yes it's mid winter here, despite the sometimes frosty mornings and cold nights, the days during May-June are often quite sunny and bright, and we sometimes get spring flowering plants in bloom at this time of year. The rainy season is just beginning, but has been known to arrive late (spring-...

it must be great to live where they grow wild.......all i have outside in my garden are tomatoes and beans

welcome to the forum

i thought it was mid winter where you are ??

you cant live far from us then

i'm in east anglia

Tuesday
Risk of showers in west of region for a time. Otherwise dry, sunny spells, very hot. Maximum temperature 32 deg C (90 deg F).

mine don't have those long stems.........am i doing something wrong ??

you must be in the wrong part.....its 31 deg c here at the moment ........max/min thermometer says it got up tp 40 deg c while i was at work

i recently bought some plants from here by mail order.....i'm very pleased with them



this is their website

Holly Gate cactus nursery
and cactus garden

just wish i lived nearer so i could go along for a look round

bought 2 of these as staging in my conservatory (sunroom)........they came as flatpacks from a D.I.Y. shop (focus for those in the U.K.)........it was a bit nailbiting cutting 5 3\4 inches from the legs before i fitted them together (wanted them the same height as the window sills).....the black tra...

number 4 with flower open

i have several mammillaria's that i bought in a sale at a local nursery......most showed signs of flowering this year before i got them.....as there are so many mamms i thought i would leave them until they flowered next year to try do name them.......however this little wooley one suprised me by fl...

we have all at one time or another posted a link to another page or another site that stretches the page far too wide. heres how to get round that......and name the link to whatever you want to call it. the normal code for a link is ...... the link name [/color] to do the above the code is changed l...

arachna spinnosa .......of some sort ??