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by Mal H
Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: This might be why people grow Echinocereus?
Replies: 8
Views: 1412

Re: This might be why people grow Echinocereus?

It is a reason. Very nice. Pink Echinocereus was a theme over here too.

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by Mal H
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Some Eriosyce flowers
Replies: 9
Views: 1497

Re: Some Eriosyce flowers

For contrast, E. recondita ssp. iquiquensis FK338

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by Mal H
Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:18 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seed sowing woes Solved
Replies: 19
Views: 3683

Re: Seed sowing woes Solved

OK. The insides of seeds are not sterile and there are studies proposing that seeds carry microbes from their environment that can facilitate growth on the substrates from which they grew/evolved. So, complete sterility is impossible but you know that I'm sure..

Great photography on your website!
by Mal H
Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Seed sowing woes Solved
Replies: 19
Views: 3683

Re: Seed sowing woes Solved

To focus on your method, when you spray your seeds with distilled water - is that sterile?
by Mal H
Sun May 10, 2020 11:05 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Waiting for tomorrow
Replies: 23
Views: 3945

Re: Waiting for tomorrow

Genetic similarity and day length would be a likely answer for flowering together.
by Mal H
Fri May 08, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Thelocactus flowers
Replies: 12
Views: 2375

Re: Thelocactus flowers

That's a nice colour for a Thelocactus, Ralph. Not seen that before. One to look out.
by Mal H
Fri May 08, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Thelocactus flowers
Replies: 12
Views: 2375

Re: Thelocactus flowers

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Label has Thelocactus conothele aurantiacus
by Mal H
Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:34 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Austrocacti
Replies: 60
Views: 9766

Re: Austrocacti

Impressive.
All roads lead to Rome and all austrocacti lean to the South.
by Mal H
Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:06 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Austrocacti
Replies: 60
Views: 9766

Re: Austrocacti

Nice flowers Ralph. I've been germinating austrocacti seed for a few years and have used sulphuric acid once but it is a faff if you have lots to sow. Even though I can go into a lab to use the acid, I'm really not keen. In my hands the acid was very impressive with Pyrrhocactus umadeave germination...
by Mal H
Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:17 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Spiny Lobivia
Replies: 6
Views: 2395

Re: Spiny Lobivia

I've edited my post to show field number and seed source.