I've ad this plant for many years. During the last few it produced almost no growth and very few flowers. So I bit the bullet and cut off all the shoots (maybe 8 or 10 of them). Then I decided to cut even deeper and leave just a couple of stubs from the original shoots. After repotting into a fresh mix, this was the surprising result.....About 15 new shoots burst out of what looked like lifeless sticks.
Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
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Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Looks like a Bonsai in the making!
Jerry Smith
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Bloomingdale, NJ
45 inches (114 cm) rain equivalent per year, approx. evenly spread per month
2012 USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to OF (-20C to -18C) min.
Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Plants can be suprising sometimes. Just when we are about to give up on it the plant resurrects itself.
Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Interesting looking plant. It takes a while to come out of a depression. Congrats!
Location
Antwerp, Belgium
temperate, maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers
hardiness zone 8a
Antwerp, Belgium
temperate, maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers
hardiness zone 8a
Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Pruning, akin to a near death experience, prompts plants to grow, flower and set seed in order to pass their genes on before they die! Pruning of most plants promotes new growth.