Turbinicarpus

keith · Post by **keith** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:26 am

Turbinicarpus blooming these are two different kinds but look very similar to me when in Bloom. The names may not be completely accurate I'm guessing on andersonii .

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:55 pm

The one on the right looks like andersonii to me. Can't see the other well enough to make a guess.

keith · Post by **keith** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:34 pm

Turbinicarpus flower early in the year. Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus these came from seedlings around the base of a plant I brought from Miles2go. Parent plant is no more but these volunteers are doing pretty good. plants are hard to see without flowers the spines look like dead grass probably helps hide them in the wild.

BennieAnTheJets · Post by **BennieAnTheJets** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:03 pm

keith wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:34 pm Turbinicarpus flower early in the year. Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus these came from seedlings around the base of a plant I brought from Miles2go. Parent plant is no more but these volunteers are doing pretty good. plants are hard to see without flowers the spines look like dead grass probably helps hide them in the wild.

Hi Keith, just got some from Miles myself!

And they are blooming. Posted the first bloom in my "Bennie's favorites" thread and here is the second (below). Do you know how long they live? Are they short-lived cacti? If so I got to get busy making sure they pollinate across each other since they are self-sterile and I love these little guys. Would like to keep them around.

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TimN · Post by **TimN** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:00 pm

Hey, I've got some of those!

T. andersonii. The one in front has 4 heads, the one in back has three. All due to animals.

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T. bonatzii making lots of flowers. Also eaten by animals years ago. It also has numerous offsets in the pot. The plant front-right is the sister plant I got with the one in the center of the picture.

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I'm pretty sure I got mine from Miles years ago.

Sarraceniacrazy · Post by **Sarraceniacrazy** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:10 pm

Those have some beautiful flowers. Hope my T. pailanus seedlings survive.

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:40 pm

LOL, I have a T. pailianus that has been in suspended animation for years. It grows a tiny bit each year and always looks terrible. It has flowered once or twice and had buds give up, also. I have some germinated seeds, now, so hopefully I'll get to see what a "normal" plant looks like at some point.

Sarraceniacrazy · Post by **Sarraceniacrazy** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:35 pm

TimN wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:40 pm LOL, I have a T. pailianus that has been in suspended animation for years. It grows a tiny bit each year and always looks terrible. It has flowered once or twice and had buds give up, also. I have some germinated seeds, now, so hopefully I'll get to see what a "normal" plant looks like at some point.

Haha. I hope mine dont do that. I bought my seeds from Mesa. Got good germination so in a couple years ill know if i can keep them alive.

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