A few more things flowering now, plus lots of buds coming IMG_4488.jpeg Mammillaria senilis doing its normal annoying thing of flowering on the sunny side only IMG_4490.jpeg No idea what the correct name is for this now but the seed packet said Neoporteria senilis IMG_4487.jpeg Turbinicarpus valdezi...

ralphrmartin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:56 pm

Ali Baba wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:36 pm The first Rebutia every year for me is this one , which came from Ralph originally, always way ahead of my various marsoneri clones. Can’t check the name at the moment though…

R. violaciflora v. knuthiana - it's one of the ones I mentioned above.

That’s it! Thanks

Looks like a Scots pine cone to me
Check the date

That Euphorbia xantii is very odd in a nice way.
The first Rebutia every year for me is this one , which came from Ralph originally, always way ahead of my various marsoneri clones. Can’t check the name at the moment though…

Thanks Simon, no I haven’t watered it deliberately but it’s probably had a few drops from the orchid in the hanging basket directly above it !

Each year 3 cacti battle it out in a race to be the first flowers of the year. This year the winner is Mammillaria sanchez-mejordae

As mentioned this is a thrips (singular thrips not thrip). Although they are very resistant to insecticides there are predatory mites available which do give a degree of control. There are also nematodes which will kill the pupae which are found in the soil. Unfortunately the eggs are laid inside th...

I did that 2 years ago & in the winter the mice took them all, never to be seen again. I did ask a friend re - ID and his main thought was 'cuttings' . I think No2 could loose a few especially as it is a nice looking plant but I'm in semi hibernation until it warms up again :lol: . Mice do seem...

Epithelantha bokei

Ernie wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:14 pm Thanks for the kind comment. Good choice. BTW in my opinion Lateral thinking was invented by someone who did not know what good thinking is.