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- Thu May 23, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: First time in Flower
- Replies: 11
- Views: 138
First time in Flower
My father originally grew this Oreocerus from seed, over 50 years ago, and it has flowered for the first time! It's about 1m tall.
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:34 pm
- Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
- Topic: First Pterocactus of the year
- Replies: 19
- Views: 836
Re: First Pterocactus of the year
hi Ian,
many of mine suffered last winter, but I hope to have a few spares soon, and will let you know.
All the best
Ralph
many of mine suffered last winter, but I hope to have a few spares soon, and will let you know.
All the best
Ralph
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:31 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Schlumbergera lutea ssp. bradeyi (typo corrected in title)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 407
Re: Schlumbergera lutea ssp. bradeyi (typo corrected in title)
I had mine for 2 or 3 years before it really started growing much, but then got a lot faster. I guess it needs to develop a good root system first.
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: And some more variation ;)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 182
Re: And some more variation ;)
This is my LF1153 - looking just as I would expect for A. oculata. Purple stamens, petals red towards tips with more orange-yellow base, long spined.
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Aylostera einsteinii variation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 175
Re: Aylostera einsteinii variation
Just for comparison, this is my LF55/x
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: File size
- Replies: 14
- Views: 532
Re: File size
For those of you worried about having to learn a new piece of software, you could try this https://imageresizer.com/ where you upload an image by drag and drop, set a target size, and it will resize it and overwrite the original (by default). Easy-Peasy. (I tried it once and it seemed OK, but I woul...
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Pachypodium Brevicaule
- Replies: 4
- Views: 264
Re: Pachypodium Brevicaule
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...
- Tue May 21, 2024 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: New plant isolation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 250
Re: New plant isolation
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...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: Small Opuntias (Tephrocactus Study Group)
- Topic: First Pterocactus of the year
- Replies: 19
- Views: 836
Re: First Pterocactus of the year
Hi Nobby,
my P. sp. SAR821 has just flowered :-) - do you have an ID for it?
my P. sp. SAR821 has just flowered :-) - do you have an ID for it?
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: Aloes, Gasteria, Haworthia Etc (The Haworthia Society)
- Topic: Todays photo
- Replies: 309
- Views: 61688
Re: Todays photo
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.