fatich wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:53 amEriosyce sp.

Agreed

It's not a Copiapoa.

Hows your Copiapoa laui doing ian, I just wondered did they all open up in the end ?

Tina wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:20 pm do these ever set seed ?I know its easy to get spares just wondering.

Yes, copious amounts of seed, would you like to sow some ?
can send you a hundred, or more, no charge.

It's pouring with rain and grey skies,
but these couple of C.laui have brightened up nicely.

Both need potting up, the bowl on the right is looking a bit oval

I agree too, I would comfortably use these two labels.
1. Copiapoa humilis
2. Copiapoa hypogaea

I get black segments mostly on T. geometricus. I've left them too before and they eventually dried out and changed to a crusty white. I cut this one open to see it didn't appear to travel far from the surface ? Whatever it is, it would be nice to prevent it though :) Tephrocactus geometricus (1).JPG...

That looks awesome
What happened to the main stem, what caused the white epidermis ?

If you keep 'the edges' of your laui potted lower, so the very outer offsets are level with the gravel top dressing, they will offset more around the edges just below the gravel line, and keep a much flatter overall look. I'm not sure though what's best to make them flower, but they seem to put on a...

This is JA195, seems to be consistently chalky in my growing conditions. Wow, that looks really white, really nice. Interesting too is that I read recently that our soil mixes are very similar, with the cat litter/gravel etc. I haven't used perlite also for at least 10 years or more. I use Chempak ...

Those dealbata are lovely & spine length is very variable, is spine colour as variable or is the lighter one you posted unusual ?. I see why you needed bigger pots now :wink: (tu) Thanks again for the bowls :grin: The dealbatas are very variable at different locations, the location for the 'lon...