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by Patrick
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Smaller agaves (and their hardiness)
Replies: 11
Views: 370

Re: Smaller agaves (and their hardiness)

I would say toumeyana as that's the biggest of that type and has the longest leaves and those look quite big, too big for bella but the clue according to Greg Starr is to wait until they flower, otherwise it's quite hard to tell!!
by Patrick
Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Ferocactus buds
Replies: 4
Views: 184

Re: Ferocactus buds

Ray, how do you find growing F. glaucescens? I've got a possibility to buy some big ones which I am very tempted to do. Not sure I could risk them outside, even here but for hot sun as well as cold. I've had a couple of feros in the ground here for a few years. One of them is F.stainesii which I've ...
by Patrick
Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Smaller agaves (and their hardiness)
Replies: 11
Views: 370

Re: Smaller agaves (and their hardiness)

Yes potatorum got frost damage even here in Portugal one year. I'd go for one of the parryi like Paul says, I like neomexicana. The polianthiflora types are very small and very slow in my experience. Agave Lophantha 'Quadricolor' is a lovely plant and supposedly hardy to well below freezing, I've go...
by Patrick
Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 2nd Chinese International Cactus and Succulent Conference
Replies: 11
Views: 670

Re: 2nd Chinese International Cactus and Succulent Conference

Fascinating Ralph, my partner is on a flight to china at this moment but has other interests unfortunately :smile:
by Patrick
Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Chinese National Botanic Garden in Beijing
Replies: 13
Views: 423

Re: Chinese National Botanic Garden in Beijing

interesting collection Ralph. They are keen on Euphorbia millii in some of the earlier pics and its understandable as they can flower all year which is why I have quite a few myself now.
by Patrick
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cracker
Replies: 13
Views: 615

Re: Cracker

Needs plenty of water and doesn’t like high temperatures. Best suited for alpine growers, not a good greenhouse plant but looks great in flower. Easy to grow but not with the rest of the plants we write about here. Stuart Yes I used to have one in the UK that flowered beautifully but had to give up...
by Patrick
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Precocious Agave!
Replies: 17
Views: 858

Re: Precocious Agave!

edds wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:53 pm The Agave utahensis have overtaken the A.impressa.
Don't worry it won't stay like that for long ......... :smile:
by Patrick
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.
Replies: 9
Views: 845

Re: Offensive "Moderator" on Facebook.

I think it's good that the issue has been raised in such a thoughtful caring manner, nobody has control over the madness on social media but surely BCSS has control over the moderators?
by Patrick
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Aloe Erinacea flowering
Replies: 26
Views: 2199

Re: Aloe Erinacea flowering

It's a really lovely plant Tina
by Patrick
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Today at Wythenshawe
Replies: 12
Views: 1415

Re: Today at Wythenshawe

Looks great