Pardon the lighting, but I had to use a 15x, clip on, macro lens for my tablet just to get close enough to get this picture, and I had to get so close that it produced a lot of shade.
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Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' seeds
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WayneByerly
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Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' seeds
My Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' produced a lot of flowers this last season. Just tons of them. But it only produced three fruit. And when I cleaned them out I got maybe 25 seeds or so about the size of dust particles. Here's a picture of them. That's not a pencil in this picture, it's a toothpick with a nice sharp point. Just to show you how small they are.
Pardon the lighting, but I had to use a 15x, clip on, macro lens for my tablet just to get close enough to get this picture, and I had to get so close that it produced a lot of shade.
Does anybody think these seeds are viable?
Pardon the lighting, but I had to use a 15x, clip on, macro lens for my tablet just to get close enough to get this picture, and I had to get so close that it produced a lot of shade.
Does anybody think these seeds are viable?
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ElieEstephane
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Re: Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' seeds
Only way to find out is to wash and sow them. I don't think they will come true to their parent (AKA un pico) though. However, mammillaria spinosissima is beautiful plant
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One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
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esp_imaging
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Re: Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' seeds
I couldn't find a description giving the size of M. spinosissima seed, but Mammillarias seem to have seed from about 0.6mm across, up to rather over 1mm. If your seed are much smaller than this, it's not a great sign.
A number of cactus seeds are shown here: http://cactus-aventures.com/TaxonomySee ... finis.html
A number of cactus seeds are shown here: http://cactus-aventures.com/TaxonomySee ... finis.html
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DodoBrooke
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Re: Mammillaria spinosissima 'un pico' seeds
I must admit I was rather shocked with some of the seeds size of what I have sown lately 
Did not know some seed can be so small. I was thinking No way it's gonna germinate. But it did. Some in 3 days and some I had to wait 2 weeks, the size does not matter.
I think you are going to be fine with it, let us know how it worked
Did not know some seed can be so small. I was thinking No way it's gonna germinate. But it did. Some in 3 days and some I had to wait 2 weeks, the size does not matter.
I think you are going to be fine with it, let us know how it worked