Photos taken earlier this week of a very old clump of Cochemeia setispina in flower. A little bit scruffy, but nice to see it in flower.

Super Mike!

Terry, Huernias don’t usually have a smell fortunately!

edds wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:37 pm Thanks Malcolm, definitely no Trichocereus bridgesii parent in that!!!

Maybe someone will know of a Bridge nursery or other link.

Could it be from someone whose surname is Bridges?

Not to my knowledge, I grow them in standard JI 2 or 3 with plenty of grit, with no problems.

RIP Naureen, she will be much missed.

Well, Ralph, it will never be Cochemeia to me I’m afraid! Besides which both sets of flowers have now finished! (I was never very happy with Krainzia either…)

While it looks pretty in a decorative pot, unless it has drainage holes in the bottom, it will rot. Always best to plant in a proper plant pot, and if you want to use a decorative cover pot, be sure to remove it after watering so it doesn’t sit in water. It should be fine in a greenhouse now, but ac...

I have Mammillaria balsasoides in bud currently, thought to be synonymous with beneckei. Will add post when it flowers.

Well done! Quite an achievement for a difficult plant.