Hi Tony, thank you for the ID, so that's a point for whoever wrote the Wikipedia entry for Haworthia fasciata.

Here's a picture of the plant in question:

Thank you both for the replies.

I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it. It's interesting that suppliers feel the need to deliberately mis-name a species. Presumably because one is seen as more fashionable or salable than the other.

Yesterday i bought a Haworthia fasciata from Ikea for £2. According to Wikipedia most plants labelled Haworthia fasciata are Haworthiopsis attenuata. Is this true?

Thank you Terry, been off line for a couple of days.

el48tel wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:57 pm Yes - just checked the programme
22nd Jan "Digital Fun Quiz" with David Slade
26th Feb "Question Time"

Do you want me to copy the programme and PM it to you?

Thank you, yes please PM me the programme

Is there a York branch meeting next week? The home page doesn't have anything for 2019 listed.

My seed order arrived yesterday. Magazine was received mid December and order form posted in the same week. Everything requested was received. Planning the first sowings tomorrow.

Item 95 Gymnocalycium glaucum subsp. albertovojtechii KBA57 A (Cordobita Ruta 60, La Rioja, Arg) However, note Item 99 Gymnocalycium prochazkianum subsp. simile f. nova KBA22 A (Cerro Horgueta, Córdoba, Arg) Your label has the name of one and the ref. no. of the other? Thank you Tony, thankyou Aiko...

In my membership pack I received a packet of seeds marked "Gymnocalycium v, albertovojtechii KBA22A". I decided to look up the species on the internet but couldn't find anything to match. There were plentyof results for "Lophophora alberto-vojtechii". Is this an alternative name ...