The flowers smell like magnolia

Sorry .. just ignore the above .. I just noticed Ralphs post stating effective hormone rooting powders have generally not been available since 2016

I just went online to buy some hormone rooting powder
All I could find was "natural rooting powder"
and small bottles of Miracle Gro hormone rooting powder selling at £30 a pop
So has hormone rooting powder been taken off the shelves too ?

Do rebutia hybrids come true from seeds ?
(if hand pollinated and kept well away from other rebutias)

Is the plant with the pink flower a Gymno please ? .. If you have data for it I am interested .. Thanks

The easiest way is to us a biro tube or a length of tubing (or similar)
with a piece of cloth over the end .. just don't get it soggy when you suck
Nothing more sophisticated is required unless you have a lot of seed to harvest

I have a surplus of Floramite (a miticide for commercial plants)
I am offering it for a fraction of the UK ebay price
Enquiries welcome santallum@hotmail.co.uk

like it !

Late December and I am still watering !
I have an indoor set up under lights with heating from below
Must rest them soon though
To be sure I get flowers in 2016
Happy New Year

It is widely accepted that only the northern form of williamsii is self fertile .. but I have not done trials of my own .. Martin has had the DNA samples processed and has all the raw data .. but the data has not as yet been analysed .. a daunting task I imagine .. I may be able to spare some loph d...