The Book is available to buy. See my signature.

There is now an alphabetical list as a PDF of just "Illustrated/Stapeliad" books which is available on request by PM or email. The full list (all 80 pages) is currently under review at Amazon and will be available as an PRINT version and possibly an eBook version. The Print/ebook version c...

A bit of a long shot, but I was wondering if anyone has ever produced a comprehensive index to all five volumes of The Illustrated Reference on Cacti and Other Succulents. (That is to say, an index down to species level.) It’s a little awkward juggling five books to find info about a particular pla...

I understand it is first come first served.

This topic comes up every year at this time, and has been discussed at great length in the past.

Any system has pros and cons.

Anyone without their CactusWorld can at least start to browse the seed list at http://society.bcss.org.uk/index.php/seed-list-2018-2019.html. I visited hoping there might be the promised "Further information and habitat details", since so few items carry field numbers while so many carry ...

Don't some of the coastal Copiapoa's get most of their water from fog/sea mist? http://www.copiapoa.dk/side_b_engelsk.html Today wel only find the remains of the Copiapoas close to the Pacific coast where there is still some humidity in the regularly daily fog (camanchaca), but very seldom a drop of...

Aiko wrote: ↑Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:10 pm I hardly see the Ariocarpus.
Is it an A. agavoides?

Yes it is.

Spotted this in the greenhouse yesterday. My first Ariocarpus flower.

Dynamite. X( :tweed: It is the only sure fire way of getting rid of mealybugs. I've come to the conclusion that ONE remedy does not work. You need a sustained attack on a weekly basis. Neem Oil, SB plant invigorator, SB lookalike, water from hosepipe, meths, 2 different chemicals. Plus tweezers, bru...