I purchased some Eriosyce from my branch meeting. These were seed grown by the late owner from society seed and I wondered if anyone kept old seedlists and could tell me if there were field collection numbers associated with the seeds? The plants are from the NCSS 1973 list: Neochilenia pygmae, and ...

Nice pics folks, you caught that opuntia pic really well Benjy.

My best effort for a Notocactus yellow is this N. tabularis - I think.....


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Curious that I can kill the tips on these quite easily in cultivation, yet that one in habitat in the open has maintained its tips - maybe having a free root run helps?

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This macro flower is more modest....


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Cheers Bruno!
This Thelo is always very red in my hands, either it is truly unhappy (e.g. it dislikes my watering regime) or typically it grows in this manner.


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We all have plants that look to be sulking all year, except for a day or two, thankfully.

Thelocactus tulensis.

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Echinocereus - my favourite genus and that is a mysterious flower on the leucanthus. Fine growing!

But I am also intrigued by the growing location - a 3rd/4th floor windowsill or balcony ? No red sider mite indoors I suppose.

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Very nice plant, well grown Geoff. I like the spination on that var.

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And a very fine specimen that is too ! This weather has been frustrating, but it does add to the drama when the flowers finally burst forth.

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