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by Astro
Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Bulbine roots
Replies: 4
Views: 514

Re: Bulbine roots

They flowered and set seeds last season (and maybe one the year before, I don't recall). They're about 4 years old now.
by Astro
Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Bulbine roots
Replies: 4
Views: 514

Bulbine roots

My Bulbines woke up a few weeks ago so it's time to repot a few that are in need of more space. I was pleasantly surprised by the root system of these bruynsii. I grow this species in a mix of coarse sand and pumice. The narrow sections of the root eventually whither and the tuber becomes an indepen...
by Astro
Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:46 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Gymnocalyciums in flower
Replies: 38
Views: 1798

Re: Gymnocalyciums in flower

Gymno friedrichii LB2178, a great plant even without flowers.
Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178
Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178
I love the spines on Gymno bozsingianum.
Gymnocalycium bozsingianum
Gymnocalycium bozsingianum
by Astro
Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:01 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Stapeliad thread
Replies: 309
Views: 56688

Re: Stapeliad thread

First flower on one of my White-sloanea seedlings. Not the largest flower, and I couldn't really smell any odor. The plants is about 4 years old, and lives in a light box year round. I have seedling twice its size, but no flowers yet.
Apologies for the poor focus.
White-sloanea crassa
White-sloanea crassa
by Astro
Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Gymnocalyciums in flower
Replies: 38
Views: 1798

Re: Gymnocalyciums in flower

The yellow spined variant of G. neuhuberi. It had a whole bouquet of flowers earlier, but I didn't take a photo...
Gymnocalycium neuhuberi
Gymnocalycium neuhuberi
by Astro
Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:57 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189053

Re: Updated seed lists

Has Piltz closed shop? I ordered seeds from them earlier in November (just arrived) and when I went to their site to check the reference numbers, both the plant and seed sections display a notice that they're 'permanently closed'.
by Astro
Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:36 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: x Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ going to flower
Replies: 43
Views: 2598

Re: x Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ going to flower

I have two 'Bloodspots', one from a local fair and another from a garden center. Both were planted out and flowered a few years ago. Neither had any bulbils on the flower stalk, but they produced ~5-10 offsets each. They also produced a few viable seeds (no idea if they selfed or some other nearby a...
by Astro
Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:45 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: South African seeds
Replies: 16
Views: 4060

Re: South African seeds

Ancient thread! I have ordered from them a few times over the years, and that includes both seeds and bulbs. No mesembs though, mostly SA bulbs (Massonia, Daubenya, Cyrtanthus, Gethyllis, the odd Bulbine and Brachystelma). Germination was good and most importantly, the species were as advertised. Re...
by Astro
Thu Jun 30, 2022 4:38 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: First Lithops flower of 2022
Replies: 20
Views: 1416

Re: First Lithops flower of 2022

Nothing on mine so far, but they may have been confused due to some very irregular watering this year (they got soaked in March and again in April). I had a geyeri in flower in May, but I'll count that one as very early rather than very late...
by Astro
Sun May 15, 2022 5:12 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Weingartia time
Replies: 5
Views: 439

Weingartia time

More specifically, the Weingartia neocumingii complex. They show a nice range of flower colors too beyond the ubiquitous yellow. Even the young plants seem capable of producing 20 or more flowers at a time (unfortunately not always open simultaneously). White flowers (I have this one as 'sp. Z20' fr...