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by Apicra
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Habitat plant?
Replies: 10
Views: 850

Re: Habitat plant?

And further to the at above, this poster provides basc advice:

https://ethicalcactus.com/

Derek Tribble
by Apicra
Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Habitat plant?
Replies: 10
Views: 850

Re: Habitat plant?

The following lengthy 1996 official document will answer this query in depth. I referenced it last year in CactusWorld in the note announcing the addition of Conophytum to CITES Appendix III. It really is worth reading! https://www.speciesplus.net/api/v1/documents/14637 Best wishes, Derek Tribble MS...
by Apicra
Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Look what these caught.2023 trawl.
Replies: 11
Views: 830

Re: Look what these caught.2023 trawl.

For many years, I have been using these sticky strips, cut into quarters, low down liberally mixed in with my plants because they will catch Western Flower Thrips. But many critters know to avoid them or escape - I don't recall ever seeing a spider, mealy bug, RSM, slug or snail caught. Best wishes,...
by Apicra
Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:10 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cotyledon in flower
Replies: 10
Views: 865

Re: Cotyledon in flower

There are multiple little errors in the text quoted immediately above and one has to be careful which sites to believe on the Internet. Margrit's International Crassulaceae Network (ICN) is accurate as far as it goes. It was Helmut Toelken who uncovered by reference to herbarium sheets that Jacobsen...
by Apicra
Thu Nov 16, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Birmingham Show - Best Cactus and Succulent
Replies: 11
Views: 1766

Re: Birmingham Show - Best Cactus and Succulent

I'm a bit puzzled that the Portulacaria pygmaea above is not larger if it was the specimen belonging to Tom Jenkins. As part of a collection class in the 1983 National Show, I photographed it and it does not look much bigger now after 40 years! However, I do find that my small specimen does have bra...
by Apicra
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:53 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Fockea time
Replies: 16
Views: 1858

Re: Fockea time

IPNI: Fockea comaru N.E.Br., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4(1,5): 781 (1908).

https://www.ipni.org/?q=Fockea%20comaru

Best wishes,
Derek Tribble
by Apicra
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:50 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Another tylecodon
Replies: 11
Views: 928

Re: Another tylecodon

Ian's first photo above is probably T. ventricosus, which is very widespread and variable and intergrades with T. striatus. These share a similar tubular flower, but T. ventricosus consistently flowers earlier (late spring) than the generally thinner T. striatus (summer). Both are vigorous growers a...
by Apicra
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: The Autumn Cactus and Succulent Show at RHS Harlow Carr on Saturday 23 September 2023 - a few photographs
Replies: 25
Views: 3212

Re: The Autumn Cactus and Succulent Show at RHS Harlow Carr on Saturday 23 September 2023 - a few photographs

I see no politics in this thread, just a point about judging at cactus shows. Two different assessments of a specimen have been given and they both cannot be correct. I can agree that judges should not make decisions based upon their feelings - decisions must be based upon the evidence on the table ...
by Apicra
Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: tylecodon grandiflorus
Replies: 4
Views: 575

Re: tylecodon grandiflorus

This species also presents growers with a challenge in that it is not deciduous. How many of the old leaves should be cut off? They can impede new growth when a specimen has more branches. I like to keep a few dead leaves around each stem to illustrate the character of the spices, but cut most off e...
by Apicra
Fri Nov 03, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: tylecodon grandiflorus
Replies: 4
Views: 575

Re: tylecodon grandiflorus

This plant is naturally a scrambler through surrounding vegetation. I would advise keeping the stems upright - next year they should be large enough to attempt to flower, which is the whole point of growing this species. If you loop the three stems together with a tie, they should balance upright, b...