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by mdpillet
Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:55 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Passing of Jurgen Menzel and Karel Knize
Replies: 5
Views: 3019

Re: Passing of Jurgen Menzel and Karel Knize

Those of us in the hobby long enough can remember KK plants being imported by some English cactus nurserymen pre CITES. Some are probably still in collections. I believe he happened to be in Chile on a collecting trip when Russia invaded his country so never went back. I found these views of KK's n...
by mdpillet
Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Passing of Jurgen Menzel and Karel Knize
Replies: 5
Views: 3019

Passing of Jurgen Menzel and Karel Knize

I am not certain if it's been announced on this forum, but Jurgen Menzel passed away a couple weeks ago in California. I never got to meet him in person, but did do some trading with him. A very kind, knowledgeable man. Karel Knize apparently passed away this week. He'd been in poor health for a whi...
by mdpillet
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:55 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: New Disocactus
Replies: 3
Views: 1679

Re: New Disocactus

Let me know if anyone needs the article!
by mdpillet
Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:54 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Taxonomy of the Cactaceae
Replies: 5
Views: 2723

Re: Taxonomy of the Cactaceae

Joel and I have exchanged seeds a few times now. He keeps a list on his site of which species he is still missing for photographing for his books, always in flux. I had the pleasure of meeting him this year at the American cactus convention - he's a great speaker so go see his talk if you have the c...
by mdpillet
Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:22 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189022

Re: Updated seed lists

How long does it normally take Jaromír of http://www.cactus-hobby.eu to process an order? The day right after I placed my order ( first time with this supplier), I got a reply from him acknowledginng my order and was told that further information will be sent once preparation is complete. That was ...
by mdpillet
Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:05 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189022

Re: Updated seed lists

Astro wrote:The new Mesa Garden seed list is up!
With increased prices once again :(.
by mdpillet
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mesa Garden
Replies: 3
Views: 1734

Re: Mesa Garden

I'm looking forward to see the new cactus list, and I hope that the prices have not increased yet again. My main concern at this point is that they seem to be shifting away from cacti toward where the money is - mesembs. Can't necessarily blame them for that but there's many species offered by MG in...
by mdpillet
Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:30 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189022

Re: Updated seed lists

Aiko wrote:
Brian wrote:Aymeric de Barmon new seed list published this morning. Thank you for recommendations, I will give him a try.

:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Another interesting list. Yavia cryptocarpa is back on the list, I see.
A few other really rare species too, e.g. Copiapoa angustiflora.
by mdpillet
Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Updated seed lists
Replies: 695
Views: 189022

Re: Updated seed lists

SuccSeed added a bunch of new species to their webshop yesterday.
by mdpillet
Wed Aug 09, 2017 3:13 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Will the true Mammillaria glochidiata please stand up?
Replies: 3
Views: 1403

Re: Will the true Mammillaria glochidiata please stand up?

HI, I can't help you immediately with M. glochidiata, as I only have the v. xiloensis plants, and also have seen them in habitat. As far as M. scheinvariana is concerned I have several plants, some the apparent hybrid with hook spines, but the only ones I have with some provenance I was given by a ...