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

DWDogwood · Post by **DWDogwood** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:48 pm

Two new ones (to me anyway) from CZ and no one can send anything to the US of A! What to do???

http://shop.vzacnykytky.cz/en/cactuses- ... a-121.html

AND Pelecyphora pseudopectinata var. inermis...
http://www.karel-rys.cz/images2v/xyxy11.jpg

Add them to the list I suppose.
(PM me if you know somebody who knows somebody....

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C And D · Post by **C And D** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:30 pm

Miles has the Turbi. psuedo. inermis
I got this grafted one a couple years, and picked up some seedlings this year. Now I have seeds growing.

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:09 pm

The trouble with wish lists is that it takes so much will power NOT to go out and find each plant on it. I have a sticky note on my monitor with this note: "DO NOT PRESS ADD TO CART!!!" Put it there because I need to see if I can get my new children to survive the weather here before I start adopting more. Since I put it up, I have ordered or been offered at least 9 plants... so much for following instructions!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:47 am

the list is endless, however, I do not have any more room. there is one in particular I would like to have, it's the echinopsis that started my obsession, I was in germany 5 years ago and the lady who rented us rooms had a large basket of these standing in her yard with a lot of beautiful flowers. she gave me one and since that moment I started collecting, unfortunately it died, probably because of my limited knowledge. it was an e. oxygona

Post by **daiv** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:13 pm

E. oxygona ought to be fairly easy to come by. I know I've got a whole bunch of pups. If it wasn't for the difficulty of international shipping... Perhaps someone closer could hook you up?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:27 pm

Harriet wrote:The trouble with wish lists is that it takes so much will power NOT to go out and find each plant on it. I have a sticky note on my monitor with this note: "DO NOT PRESS ADD TO CART!!!" Put it there because I need to see if I can get my new children to survive the weather here before I start adopting more. Since I put it up, I have ordered or been offered at least 9 plants... so much for following instructions!

Have you thought about joining a local C&S club Harriet?
I have found C&S folks in general are extremly generous, At least a 1/3 of my collection is all grown from cutting's from friendly people that cant wait to share a piece of their plants. The raffle and sales tables, if they have them, can be a great place to get some great stuff cheap too.
The more C&S people you meet, the larger your collection gets!

Harriet · Post by **Harriet** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:10 pm

Tony,

Yes, I have looked into CSSA, but the only affiliates I can find in Florida are in Sarasota and South Florida. So it would be almost like a trip from LA to San Diego or San Francisco to get to either. I have not gotten so far as to search for other cacti/succulent groups in the area though.

I have found however, that there are some impressively kind and generous types on this forum, that make me believe that a love of spines does not preclude a soft heart... and I think you know who you are!

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:54 pm

I have found most of what I've been looking for in my previous post at the show and sales. Now, the rare columnars are what I'm looking for. Wherever I go to nurseries or sales, my main target is Pachycereus gaumeri, but haven't encountered one for as long as I've been looking for one.

Another rare columnar I've been looking for is the only Costa Rican Columnar, Stenocereus aragonii. The only place I've seen those in cultivation is at the HBG in the conservatory. I was hoping to see S. aragonii at the CSSA sale, but they didn't propagate them for some reason.

Many other cool looking rare columnars will fit the list, but the main targets are those two and the only thing I can do right now is to keep looking.

DWDogwood · Post by **DWDogwood** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:34 am

Great Turbi, Craig. I didn't see it on Miles listing, but I'm sure It'll pop up.

Sauaro123, good luck on the aragonii! That is a great looking plant. Wish I had one too.

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:50 am

Thanks DW.

S. aragonii are actually really common in their natural habitat in Costa Rica. I saw them growing all over sea cliffs on the Pacific side of Costa Rica when I was there last Spring. They also use them as living fences in the inland areas.

hegar · Post by **hegar** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:24 am

I would like to get hold of some more Ariocarpus spp., especially A. scaphirostris. Also those two Pelecyphora spp. would be tempting as would be Geohintonia mexicana and the two Aztekium species.

Harald

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:58 am

This is what i am searching for at this time and would LOVE to get my hands on a small one if i could.

Ferocactus recurvus var. nobilis

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:59 am

that IS a stunning plant!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:37 pm

wow! let us know if you find it Tracy.

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:36 am

Tony all i can get my hands on right now as far as that one goes is seeds, they aint cheap and ya dont get many of them, but im really giving it some thought as to getting the seeds and giving it a go and just grow some..

I have searched and can not find one available as of yet, just the seeds..