Intermediate difficulty cacti
Intermediate difficulty cacti
I'm planning to do a seed order soon and I'm looking for advice. I'm looking for some intermediate level cacti seeds (if there is such a thing...). I think I've done well with the easy/beginner seeds (Setiechinopsis, Astrophytum, Notocactus, Ferocactus, Carnegia, easy Mammillarias, Neobuxbaumia, Trichocereus) and am looking to further my growing abilities. Any suggestions?
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
hmm..
aztekium, pediocactus, ortegocactus, cintia, ariocarpus...though I usually select upon aesthetics first, so I'm adding copiapoa, turbinicarpus, frailea, eriosyce
aztekium, pediocactus, ortegocactus, cintia, ariocarpus...though I usually select upon aesthetics first, so I'm adding copiapoa, turbinicarpus, frailea, eriosyce
- ElieEstephane
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Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
Ariocarpus has been very easy from seeds for me. What will be considered intermediate are species needing seed aging or chipping or stratification or species that are very slow growers
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
Thanks. I wasn't sure what qualified as intermediate and this is helpful. Knowing this I think I have some intermediate seeds already actually (some opuntiads)What will be considered intermediate are species needing seed aging or chipping or stratification or species that are very slow growers
Thanks, I'll look into theseaztekium, pediocactus, ortegocactus, cintia, ariocarpus...though I usually select upon aesthetics first, so I'm adding copiapoa, turbinicarpus, frailea, eriosyce
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
- greenknight
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Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
I would add Strombocactus disciformis to that list, as the seedlings are tiny and slow-growing.
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Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
oh yeah, and obregonia denegriiI would add Strombocactus disciformis to that list, as the seedlings are tiny and slow-growing.
Re: Intermediate difficulty cacti
Turbinicarpus, once thought difficult, usually raise quite easy from seed and will flower in about three years. They are also pretty tough and no real problem to cultivate. Many looking a bit like Lophophora's with spines.