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by cactom
Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:25 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identi
Replies: 33
Views: 45189

Re: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identity crisis

Hi Ciril

Thank you for all the information.

You also wrote:
"Is fertil with it self."

Did you sown the seed obtained from the self-fertilisation? I am curious if they germinated.

Cheers
Tomasz
by cactom
Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:46 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identi
Replies: 33
Views: 45189

Re: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identity crisis

Hi Cyrill

Can you tell on what stock it was grafted, and the hight of the plant when it first flowered.

Cheers
Tomasz
by cactom
Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:53 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identi
Replies: 33
Views: 45189

Re: Article: Micranthocereus hofackerianus, a cactus with identity crisis

Hi all I have to say that I have read the article with much interest, and I am impressed by many information included here on this species. I would be interested to know if the nectary of Micranthocereus hofackerianus has a diaphragm formed by the lowermost stamens. Such a diaphragm is a feature sha...
by cactom
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:54 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: New member
Replies: 18
Views: 4390

Re: New member

Thanks very much to all of you for the cordial welcomes ! In fact I've been growing cacti for some time and tried many genera in the past,some miniature ones. But my motto is: there is nothing very difficult in growing cacti in a greenhouse, but the real craft is to grow them on a windowsill(s) (thr...
by cactom
Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:17 am
Forum: Travelogues
Topic: the cephalium in cacti
Replies: 53
Views: 20229

Re: the cephalium in cacti

Hi all First, thank you Marlon for the beautiful and interesting pictures of Stephanocereus luetzelburgii, as well as interesting remarks. [quote=Marlon Machado] Thus, the mature region of the stem in Stephanocereus luetzelburgii [...] could be regarded as a kind of proto-cephalium, a step in the di...
by cactom
Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:56 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: New member
Replies: 18
Views: 4390

New member

Hi all ! My name is Tomasz, I'm from Poland, from the city of Wroclaw (a towwn that is regarded as the "Polish cactus capital" by many cactus & succulent people in Poland B)). I sit in cacti some 10 years but my limited growing space does not allow me to have numerous collection at the...