What plant do you want most, but have been unable to find?

Post by **daiv** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:44 pm

Hey this is a pretty fun thread! Good idea DW!

I am quite impressed that you have a Brachycereus - is it seed or a plant?

When it comes to growing, I will take anything and everything that is a cactus.

I would like to see more of the "non-traditional" cacti available, such as Pereskia/Pereskiopsis and many of the Epis like Weberocereus. Quiabentia would be way cool too - I don't know anybody who tries to grow that one!

But I am in search of cacti in pictures all the time and have pretty specific "needs" there. In that respect, here is my "wish-list":

http://www.cactiguide.com/php/picmissing_search.php

If I could really have my way, it would be to get pictures of every species in habitat!

phil_SK · Post by **phil_SK** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:26 pm

A cutting of the short spined form of Rebutia neocumingii(f. brevispina aka Weingartia brachygraphisa) or a cutting of Echinopsis 'Stern von Lorsch' or for something that isn't a freak, a cutting of Opuntia pycnantha or a nice fat, hairy form of Austrocylindropuntia floccosa (not that I could keep it growing well) or, or, or, or....

Or Tephrocactus aoracanthus pediophilus (aka T. articulatus polyacanthus) or the really shaggy spined form of Rebutia einsteinii ssp aureiflora.

Um, think I ought to stop there.

john b · Post by **john b** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:01 pm

I'm looking for many things, esp various forms of sulcos and rebutias (plus some lobivias and turbs).

The one plant I am looking for right now is Rebutia cardenasiana.

Best,

John B

hahahaweee · Post by **hahahaweee** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:05 pm

i think i have a few cacti to look up after looking at this list...

birdguy34 · Post by **birdguy34** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:41 pm

Aztekiums and Blossfeldias on their own roots.
Chris

Cereusly · Post by **Cereusly** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:25 pm

There are too many to mention, but I've always wanted two or three Lophophora williamsii.

Tony

John C · Post by **John C** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:58 pm

Young, on it's own roots, Aztekium Hintonii, Aztekium Ritteri, Geohintonia Mexicana, Loph W, Yavia.

That's all I can think of right now, I'm sure there is plenty more though.

I would also like to successfully grow these from seed.

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed May 13, 2009 11:28 pm

I'm like Tony, if it's real small, then maybe. I would pop for an interesting agave though. My big macroacantha is about to retire from competition and needs a replacement.

xturmin8or · Post by **xturmin8or** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:02 am

My list is always long. I like most columnars, but also am interested in finding Hatiora rosea, H. herminiae, H. epiphylloides, and Schlumbergera species, especially S. opuntioides. Also any lepismiums. Patience however is not one of my greatest attributes.

DWDogwood · Post by **DWDogwood** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:33 am

Nice responses. Thanks.

Here is my Brachycereus nesioticus on a graft. Doesn't look like the super spiny Galapagos habitat examples but if it grows hard for 10 years I'm sure it will begin to resemble them.

Someone mentioned Geohintonia mexicana. These are 7 month old seedlings via Kohres, of about 20 in the pot.

John C · Post by **John C** » Thu May 14, 2009 5:04 am

Nice geohintonia!

That is tiny!

They don't seem to resemble mature plants in the slightest.

Post by **daiv** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:07 pm

DWDogwood wrote:Nice responses. Thanks.

Here is my Brachycereus nesioticus on a graft. Doesn't look like the super spiny Galapagos habitat examples but if it grows hard for 10 years I'm sure it will begin to resemble them.

Yeah, I would never got that right on an ID request. So did you start if from seed? What are your experiences with care? I've heard that they are very difficult. You and Cactus Jordi might need to swap notes. He's the only other one I know of that has one of these gems.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:07 pm

I think it goes without saying, but any Opuntiod not in the collection.

Copiapoa solaris!

So. American columnars (anything with a cephalium)

There's others, but these top the list

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:27 pm

Copiapoa solaris seed available at Mesa Garden. Five out of 10 seeds germinated for me, one died, one is being tortured in the greenhouse as an experiment.

DWDogwood · Post by **DWDogwood** » Thu May 14, 2009 3:55 pm

Daiv I'm not good at keeping secrets, Jordi is the provider of this plant, as well as my two Jasminocereus. The man has reach, apparently. Seed of Brachy from Kohres never germinated for me.

Copiapoa solaris is on a lot of lists, I reckon. I have two old clumps, courtesy of the incomparable Ann Shien, who last I heard was recovering from surgery and wishing to sell her entire nursery stock for 100K. You'd get a "few" rare plants for that price