I keep mine at 15C and water it regularly in winter - not heavily, but enough so that it does not lose its leaves completely. I water it heavily in summer. It seems to like that,, and has flowered. I've managed to keep it for 6 years so far, and it has flowered once; I acquired it as a seedling in 2...

If most plants are in the greenhouse, you could put new plants on a sunny windowsill in the house for say 3-4 weeks before moving them into the greenhouse if no pests are evident, repotting them at the same time to also check for root bugs. If no pests have appeared by then, you are probably OK (bug...

Hi Nobby,

my P. sp. SAR821 has just flowered :-) - do you have an ID for it?

My 2 year old seedlings are showing signs of getting a bit larger. Haworthias seem desperately slow from seed, compared to most things I grow.

Ian S. I think your A. euanthema is A. ritteri. (I once acquired a plant of A. ritteri as Rebutia euanthema v. andinensis). Here is a picture of a "proper" A. euanthema; it is labelled A. euanthema f. oculata, but apparently oculata is an older name for euanthema, so it really should be ca...

Ian
LF1725 is indeed from 6km S Inca Huasí 3010m. I think I also have the Heger & Alber one you are referring to, but this one has superior flowers in my opinion...

I thought this was an entry for the Turner Prize when I first looked at the picture...

The Chinese also have quite a few things of this general kind. I quite fancy some of their L. arachnacantha hybrids.

Super! Mine's not a patch on that...

How about this one for a cracker
Aylostera aff. dutineana LF1725