Thanks for the info and thoughts. I have not seen the concentrate but will keep an eye out for it. I wanted a rotation insecticide and this seemed a good option; the concentrate without miticide will be a useful replacement for me to occasionally switch to from Provado,

Mal.

I have been using the new 'Bug Attack - Ready to Use' spray made by Westland. I can not vouch yet for its effectiveness, but it claims to be a systemic and effective against mealy bug, (red spider mite and thrips if you also 'spray the lower side of leaves'), scale insects and whitefly. Is this a tr...

Fantastic, Echinocereus are a big favoutite of mine so thanks for posting. I am going to have to order some seed for the Echinocereus dasyacanthus var rectispinus after seeing your pics - superb. Your E. coccineus v. paucispinus is incredibly similar to the E. triglochidatus v. mojavensis I posted o...

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These flower buds seemed to mature slowly and I wondered if the wait would be worth it. What do you think?

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Hmmm, I see what you mean, nice plants Hob. Many thanks for naming guys, I will write my wee fella a label.


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Cheers Hob, that was my first guess until I saw the cactus art pic. As a pygmae expert do you think it Is likely to be hybrid or is the pygmae group diverse enough to encompass this flower type/colour?

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A bit of variation then, sounds like a familiar theme. Here is my wee plant, flowering today. No field number unfortunately.

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Ralph, here is a post flowering pic.

I guessed an ID based on the cactus art website pic of R. densipectinata and the flowers matched with that or so I thought!!

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Cheers, Mal.