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daiv
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by daiv » Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:54 pm
This is the first I heard of this and it is very good news. I would love to see E. grusonii in the wild.
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by hob » Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:54 pm
another one
http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16928
had fun with the camera on this one, the normal black background hid the spines
but i had a small wooden crate nearby so.........
no more today,
I'm beginning to look like this
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growing rebutia's with a mix of others.
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by daiv » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:00 pm
I didn't notice the wood background until you pointed it out. Which I think is the goal of any good background right?
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by John C » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:07 pm
The new cacti of the months look great! I like the black spines on that one!
That picture of the person at the computer is hilarious!
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by Peterthecactusguy » Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:09 pm
The pic of the person on the computer is me. I sit down sometimes and its like I am rooted to the computer. LoL
Nice one!
BTW those are some nice spines and a nice contrast...WTG Hob
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by king_hedes » Sun May 02, 2010 2:17 am
very cool cactus and funny pic
plant zone 9a
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by K-man » Sun May 02, 2010 7:24 am
Anyone ever thought about doing a cactus of the month calender?
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by John C » Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:24 am
Looks good!
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by Arjen » Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:33 am
that's great, this plant seems to pop up a lot lately, I'm growing them from seed too. thanks!
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by hob » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:14 pm
Finally caught up, that last one must be the hardest that I've done
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by daiv » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:16 pm
I was just looking at them! The Rebutia thing sure is a mess.
I think when/if I get the chance to incorporate Backeberg's taxonomy, it will really make a mess of that section!
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by hob » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:20 pm
the whole Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, Weingartia taxonomy is a nightmare to write objectively about
but at least i managed to write 4 in the last 24 hours
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by John C » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:26 pm
They all look great! Interesting stuff!
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by hob » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:00 am
An interesting little story about the Frailea cataphracta v. tuyensis AA12 that I did yesterday.
http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17675
I grew that plant from seed bought from
http://www.succseed.com/ with a field collection number of AA12 this field number was collected by Alexander Arzberger who is a member here at the forum, I also used his habitat image in the article so it all ties in nicely as a cactiguide article.
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