My Chilean Cacti Collection 2009/2010

Spiniflores · Post by **Spiniflores** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:20 pm

this is the only photo that I have of Eriosyce umadeave after "cleaning" the seeds, but some small portion of a brown coat still remains into the rugose surface.

many greetings from Chile!

Juan

JA50 Eriosyce napina ssp. tenebrica

JA07 Eriosyce napina ssp. tenebrica

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:26 am

Yes, the seeds get darker when they are cleaned. Thanks for showing that picture!

The megliolii seeds are very large

Very nice tenebrica grafts

I will do some FK 402 grafts on Selenicereus stock later on in our spring

iann · Post by **iann** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:39 am

I also remember E. megliolii seeds being larger than E. umadeave, but a year on the seedlings of E. umadeave are already much bigger.

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:36 pm

Time to document my collection before this season

Eriosyce napina ssp. tenebrica JA 50
6 cm pot

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:28 pm

Eriosyce islayensis

Eulychnia castanea RH 1867

Eulychnia acida v. Elqui Td

king_hedes · Post by **king_hedes** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:10 pm

great little plants

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:32 am

Thanks

Copiapoa esmeraldana FR 1457
From seed sown 2008-02-02, in a 6 cm pot.

Eriosyce crispa

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:33 am

Copiapoa cinerea Taltal 800m

Eriosyce simulans FK 82

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:23 am

Eriosyce napina ssp. aerocarpa FK 63

Copiapoa cinerea FK 37

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:31 am

Christer
I like the black spines on this one!
Copiapoa cinerea

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:33 am

Peterthecactusguy wrote:Christer
I like the black spines on this one!
Copiapoa cinerea

For now, that's one of my favorites as well

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:03 pm

3 occulta that I really want to get flowers on

Neochilenia occulta

Eriosyce occulta JA 81

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:37 pm

They look a touch small, but maybe they could start flowering this year. The flowers usually look great on this one.

I dug up some Copiapoa esmeraldana today, just for you. Or perhaps because the two biggest seedlings seemed to be starving some smaller ones

Decent taproots on the big two, reaching to the bottom of an 11cm pot, very few roots on the little ones.

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:05 pm

Thanks Ian, that's informative images. I didn't know that this species develop so deep taproots

Must create my own pots soon; 6 cm wide and 15 cm high

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:30 pm

The roots are not a continuous extension of the body, but are thickened a little like C. humilis. Not as big and fat as C. humilis though.