....Continuing the saga, when our two plants were in flower (about 10 years ago?) I did my best to pollinate them with each other, and got quite a few seedpods on each, whether from my efforts or the thrips invasion we had about that time, I don'y know. The results were interesting - all the seed th...

thought I'd show you a few pics of my variegated Haworthias. A good many years ago the ISI distributed two clones of var'gated Haworthia limifolia, one much nicer than the other. these were exhibited at the Reading convention where we saw them. The hubby decided to order one of the best form, but I ...

Ralph, you certainly got a good deal there, have you ever seen how much botanical paintings sell for? At the RHS shows in the winter months they display some wonderful art and the prices are astronomical! I toyed with the idea of doing botanical art at one time, but don't really have the patience an...

Thanks for all of your warm welcome messages! Wish the gh was tidier than it is, but this is as good as I can manage! Brian - only today I have offered the agave to someone I think might take it off my hands (at a price!) along with a few other venerable old-timers, I could do with the extra space -...

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Hi everyone!:baringt: I'm Diane Walpole, some of you southerners will probably know me (and the CO, Howard)and I've just found this great forum. I'm a newbie to the internet, but very much an oldie to cactus collecting - over 30 years! My collection is "eclectic" as they say nowadays - a b...