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- Mon Nov 08, 2004 8:57 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: growing in winter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3004
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....
- Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:31 pm
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Help identify this scary, STINKY flower!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5389
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...
- 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
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
- 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...
- 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?
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?
- 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
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
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...
- 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
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
- 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...
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.