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by Tina
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz
Replies: 9
Views: 1133

Re: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz

Certainly worth taking a few offsets off the edges of several of them to root down I did that 2 years ago & in the winter the mice took them all, never to be seen again. I did ask a friend re - ID and his main thought was 'cuttings' . I think No2 could loose a few especially as it is a nice loo...
by Tina
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:45 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz
Replies: 9
Views: 1133

Re: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz

Mat,
I couldn't cut the epithelantha pachyrhiza especially the main head, its 15cm tall and quite chunky, with the crest its also a good plant for a show.
Alice van den bonn said these often 'go crested when the get old'.
by Tina
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:42 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz
Replies: 9
Views: 1133

Re: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz

Thanks all, I have found my ariocarpus etc book which has quite a good section on them, shame its mostly habitat picts as compared to cultivated plants they are very different. Did I show this little & large comparison. I'm going to have to get rid of some ariocarpus now, as I want a 'white spin...
by Tina
Wed Jan 10, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz
Replies: 9
Views: 1133

A few Epithelantha & some ID needed plz

This is a very old plant of epithelantha micromeris pachyrhiza from a very mature collection, I've had these for 2 years now & have finally got around to some repotting but the labels are missing on a few of them so some help please. These 3 are labeled epithelantha pachyrhiza 20240104_121114.jp...
by Tina
Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday
Replies: 481
Views: 124807

Re: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday

That's really great news, see ya then.
by Tina
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday
Replies: 481
Views: 124807

Re: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday

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by Tina
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday
Replies: 481
Views: 124807

Re: Don't forget the On-Line talk on tuesday

Hi Edds,
not as far as I know,
by Tina
Sun Jan 07, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: It's going to get cold.
Replies: 28
Views: 2597

Re: It's going to get cold.

I have heard of some of a friends Eriosyce getting a fleece body wrap.
by Tina
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Agave talk & pictures
Replies: 629
Views: 81443

Re: Agave talk & pictures

I think you can keep them in the same size pot but they really do appreciate fresh soil, not a full strip down but a good bit of new compost. I am slowly changing from pans to deeper pots as I'm sure they seem to grow better, maybe they get hot roots. Utahensis are very slow but there are some sligh...
by Tina
Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: On the Move
Replies: 14
Views: 1825

Re: On the Move

Great looking plant, looks like a nice collection & did you both escape wounding's