Fab plant. Two alpine nurseries had it for sale at the Kendal AGS show on Saturday, which was nice to see. Though I hope nobody bought plants hoping to show them in future as it resolutely will not open its flowers until afternoon - long after judging!

There is a handy list of plants in this area/habitat here: https://bplant.org/search.php?search=&region_id=88&status_type_id=1&sort=scientific_name&start=0#page Other than other cacti and succulents, the genus that stood out to me was Eriogonum. Some species, not necessarily those li...

Mike P wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:35 am I don’t know where the society sourced the M platyacantha ‘longispinus’ seeds but I’ve just had close to 100% germination which is very unusual.

Same here Mike.

I am thinking carefully about watering the early starters like Austrocactus and Pterocactus but I would be happier with a week of brighter weather to raise daytime temps under glass. We have only had odd days of sun in feb. Oddly mostly at weekends for a change.

Encouraging! I will be sowing the same seeds this coming week.

A plant has just appeared on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395119248053 ... media=COPY

I can see why you were not sure Mike - assuming those long thin shoots at the base were from when you bought it?

Lowest forecast for this coming week here at the moment is -2C. Unlikely I will even bother closing the greenhouse door and vents to be honest - I'd rather have the air flow.
With the sun it reached 12C this lunchtime even though fully open. It was very pleasant.

I'm impressed too. Worked great!

Herts Mike wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:13 pm I joined the ISG but didn’t renew. Got rather fed up with no response to a number of things.

Likewise with the IAS but it turned out to be the final year anyway.

The carnivorous plant society is not going to be renewed here for similar reasons. First year of membership and disillusioned already.