Cactus Picture Contest #16 Discussion Page

Post by **daiv** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:59 am

Ok, I've heard your pleas and am ready to respond.

A Succulent-other-than-cacti contest. Shall we?

But here I am not very adept, so I'll need your input. Want to pick one type like Aloes? or somthing more broad?

Let me know your thoughts. (Let's shoot for a 2-19-07 start date.)

cactusveda · Post by **cactusveda** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:20 pm

i think, succulents will provide many topics like..aloe inflo ,veriegated aloe ,tiny agave contest ,asclepiad flowers ,succulent tree contest many more! am exited

GeneS · Post by **GeneS** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:17 pm

Sure. I think almost every one of us has a few "other" succulents tucked away somewhere.

Because of the winter growing/flowering nature I might suggest we limit to either Asphodelaceae or Aizoaceae to give the contest at least some form.

Those living under the southern cross may disagree

but both families also have summer growers as well.

Based on content in the forum, these may contain the most popular "other" genera among our members as well.

Just an idea ... GeneS

Post by **daiv** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:24 pm

Well I'm OK with Gene's suggestions, I think I might need help with spelling out the details of this one. Anyone care to help with that?

Also, I think Martin has long been waiting for such a contest. With that in mind Stapelia seem to be a good subject too.

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:51 am

Okay, so why not just broaden it initially and open it up to favourite succulent flower (other than cactus), including only plants cultivated by the person submitting the picture. Maybe in future comps narrow down to a specific genus/group.

CP

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:28 pm

Hi- I like the "favorite succulent flower" idea. Lots of succulents produce inflorescences or cyathia however....so maybe "favorite succulent reproductive structure image"?

peterb

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:19 pm

Thats sounds good peter

CP

Post by **daiv** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:27 am

I'm tracking with you guys. Any more thoughts on this?

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:53 pm

Looks good to me. Kind of like how we started the cacti pictures.

Martin_Heigan · Post by **Martin_Heigan** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:56 am

Thank you Daiv, that sounds great. I will go with any topic, but also like the "favourite succulent flower" topic to start the competition with. Succulents are such a huge group of plants, but here are a few more suggestions:
Aloes
Stapeliads
Lithops
Conophytum
Adenia
Euphorbia

Even general categories like "macro photos of succulents", "succulents in habitat", "succulent pollination", "succulents flourishing in greenhouses far from their natural habitats", etc. can be interesting topics.

Cheers

Martin
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Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:00 pm

I had a tough time selecting one picture for this contest. Here are the runners up.

Enjoy!

Martin_Heigan · Post by **Martin_Heigan** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:25 pm

Hi Buck,

Yes, so many pictures, so few contests...

I like the first photo "MVC-861aFa.jpg" the most.

Martin
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