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by templegatejohn
Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:57 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: growing in winter
Replies: 2
Views: 3003

Keeping cacti in winter

Hi there, It very much depends on the species of cacti you are talking about, but with your climate your problem will probably be keeping them cool enough. Most cacti will be able to withstand a minimum temperature of 45f 7c without coming to any harm as long as they are kept dry. This sort of temp....
by templegatejohn
Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:31 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Help identify this scary, STINKY flower!
Replies: 8
Views: 5388

Stapelia

The plant may well be Stapelia grandiflora, but is more likely to be a hybrid, as in my experience grandiflora has a more orange tinge to the flower. The common name for a lot of Stapelias is "The Carrion Plant" and many of their flowers smell of rotten meat which attracts insects to lay t...
by templegatejohn
Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:38 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cactus ID
Replies: 2
Views: 2651

Cacti ID

Hi there,

The second picture is almost certainly Cereus Peruvianus. The first picture looks like a Notocactus to me, but which one I would be guessing. The third is a very nice specimen, but again it would be guessing to say which Opuntia it was.

John
by templegatejohn
Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:36 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: What have I got?
Replies: 4
Views: 3961

Euphorbia

Hi David, The plant you have looks as though it could be Cooperi but a lot of the tree like Euphorbias are so similar that I could be wrong. The main thing to bear in mind about Euphorbias is that the sap or latex is poisonous and also an irritant. Never rub your eyes or handle them with a cut on yo...
by templegatejohn
Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Stenocactus phyllacanthus
Replies: 1
Views: 2759

Stenocactus phyllacanthus

Hi guys,

Does anyone know the size Stenocactus phyllacanthus grandicornis should make given the right growing conditions? Can't find anything on the net regarding maximum size. Not a genus I'm particularly clued up on. Does it offset or stay solitary?
by templegatejohn
Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tallest cactus
Replies: 12
Views: 4429

Tallest cactus in the world

Hi Mike

The tallest cactus in the world is the Cardon cactus, Pachycereus pringlei, can get to 70ft. high and weigh 25 tons, growing in the Baja California peninsula.

John
by templegatejohn
Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Winter
Replies: 2
Views: 2968

Winter growth

Hi Mike, In my experience in England where the temperatures can fall much lower than the ones you specified if the plants are kept bone dry, they will not make any growth at all. In winter some cacti like some of the Parodias or Melocacti do need a light watering occasionally, or a mist spray, but t...
by templegatejohn
Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:16 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Mamm ID
Replies: 1
Views: 2346

Mammillaria ID

Hi Ondy

Looks like it could be lanigera to me, usually solitary up to 12 cms tall by about 8 cm across There are several very similar to this one
(tegelbergiana, noureddineana) are another two very much like it.

Hope this might be of some help

templegatejohn
by templegatejohn
Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:07 am
Forum: Grafting
Topic: Grafting stock
Replies: 3
Views: 3608

Grafting stock

Hi there, Because of the weather in the US I suppose a number of you chaps don't feel the need to graft plants, but in England it is the norm for difficult or slow growing species. I have not done any grafting myself, but feel that one or two plants I have purchased e.g. (Sulcorebutia raushii) may b...
by templegatejohn
Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:31 pm
Forum: CactiGuide.com Comments
Topic: Praise for the forum
Replies: 3
Views: 3323

Praise for the forum

Hi,

I think that the forum is a great idea. I just hope the "experts" don't get fed up of questions that may seem trivial to them. Keep up the good work, it's a great idea and we all have the same passion for these plants whether our collections are large or small.
by templegatejohn
Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:16 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Growing Mediums
Replies: 2
Views: 3025

Growing Mediums

Hi there,

Has anyone used Vermiculite or Perlite in their composts for adult plants (not for seed sowing) and if so is it a good idea, or a no no.