Hi folks

cactusbutt · Post by **cactusbutt** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:58 pm

got an id for this one?
i just recently put it in this 14 inch pot
and thought i shoud give it a name

thanks
Bob

eduart · Post by **eduart** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:50 am

Hi Bob,

I think it is Parodia magnifica (synonym Notocactus magnificus).

Eduart

cactusbutt · Post by **cactusbutt** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:34 am

thanks Eduart
i will call it magnifica

Bob

Post by **daiv** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:03 am

No doubts about that ID Eduart!

templegatejohn · Post by **templegatejohn** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:53 am

Hi Bob,

This is a lovely plant I am very envious. It is a favourite of mine, but one I never do very well with.

I have one plant now about the size of an orange with one small offset. I have had several in the past with mixed success. If you water carefully they sit and sulk, but if you are too generous with water they tend to split, which is a common problem.

There are two varieties and yours seems to be the one with the more blue body. This is the nicer variety of the two, but does not offset as much as the other one.

Jealous John

cactusbutt · Post by **cactusbutt** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:22 pm

templegatejohn wrote:Hi Bob,

This is a lovely plant I am very envious. It is a favourite of mine, but one I never do very well with.

I have one plant now about the size of an orange with one small offset. I have had several in the past with mixed success. If you water carefully they sit and sulk, but if you are too generous with water they tend to split, which is a common problem.

There are two varieties and yours seems to be the one with the more blue body. This is the nicer variety of the two, but does not offset as much as the other one.

Jealous John

Thanks john
ive had this one for about 5 years
it flowered and got its first offsets this past summer
it also was about as big as an orange when i got it
now it is 23 inches around

it is one of my favorite cacti

Bob

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Parodia magnifica

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