Aloinopsis wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:28 am
Thank you! None of them are particularly fancy or special, but they have each taught me lessons.
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree ... the Copiapoa cinerea is an ASTOUNDING specimen. Just as quick as I get done here I'm going to look for one, and If I can't find one, I'll look for the seeds. I have GOT to have SEVERAL of those.
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OMG !!! I ... I just found one ... and they want $85 for one ... I'm afraid I may be doomed to disappointment. I'm afraid that I can't afford $85 for a cactus!
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Make the moral choice & always do what's right. Be a good example. Be part of the solution & make a contribution to society, or be part of the problem & end your life with nothing but regrets. Live a life you can be proud of! Zone 7a
the cactus in the picture 20190605_184436-692x881.jpg ... it looks like a Gymnocalycium mihanovichi ... can you verify that? and if not, can you specify a species name?
Make the moral choice & always do what's right. Be a good example. Be part of the solution & make a contribution to society, or be part of the problem & end your life with nothing but regrets. Live a life you can be proud of! Zone 7a
WayneByerly wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:36 am
the cactus in the picture 20190605_184436-692x881.jpg ... it looks like a Gymnocalycium mihanovichi ... can you verify that? and if not, can you specify a species name?
Yes, it is. It is really old and has very pronounced ribs so it looks a bit weird. It says brown all year, whereas some others turned green in winter.
Yeah, Copiapoa are choice plants. Some of them can be pretty expensive because they are hard to grow and maintain for a lot of people. Many of them come from the Atacama region and if you give them one drop too much of water they will melt. But I have quite a few species and I have learned their needs pretty well.
Mammillaria
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Here are some more. I'm never sure if I'm uploading multiple pictures correctly. The names don't seem to save.
Mammillaria
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Copiapoa
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Astrophytum
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Leuchtenbergia
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Puna
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Turbinicarpus
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I just learned my lesson on Copiapoa as I lost one this week. Seemingly overnight. Deflated piece of mush. I pulled it out of the pot that it came to me in and found a big ball of potting soil with fine sand mixed in was surrounded by mineral mix. Outside was dry as a bone and inside the ball and underneath the Copiapoa was moist as can be and rotten. I should have repotted right away to the mineral mix. I am going to replace it but put it into my pumice/grit mix right away. There were very few roots to speak of, so either they had rotted or were lacking when it was repotted before me. I have several other plants that I have not repotted. I hope it is not too late in the year to do that. Here in Northern California where I am I will have good weather through October.
